Identification of genes involved in Listeria monocytogenes biofilm formation by mariner-based transposon mutagenesis

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2051-2062

  Chang, Yuhua ^a,b   Gu, Weimin ^a   Fischer, Nils ^a   McLandsborough, Lynne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Genetics; Listeria monocytogenes; Transposon mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM FORMATION; FOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROTITER PLATES; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR MECHANISM; MONOCYTOGENES; SOUTHERN HYBRIDIZATION; TRANSLOCASES; TRANSPOSON MUTAGENESIS;

CELL MEMBRANES; CHROMOSOMES; GENE ENCODING; LISTERIA; MUTAGENESIS; PATHOGENS;

BIOFILMS;

CARRIER PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIOFILM; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOASSAY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MOTILITY; MUTAGENICITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PHENOTYPE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSPOSON;

BIOFILMS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 84857924546     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3719-z     Document Type: Article

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