Relationship between the culturability of stressed Listeria monocytogenes cells in non-selective and selective culture media and the cellular esterase activity measured by solid phase cytometry

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 295-301

  Dupont, Claire ^a,b   Augustin, Jean Christophe ^a  

^a ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^b AES Chemunex   (France)

Author keywords

Bacterial stress; Esterase activity; Listeria monocytogenes; Physiological state; Solid phase cytometry

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; ESTERASE; LACTIC ACID; PERACETIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BROTH DILUTION; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL METABOLISM; CELL STRESS; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOMETRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; LIQUID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; ESTERASES; HUMANS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 81055155901     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.08.018     Document Type: Article

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