Phenotypic and transcriptomic analyses of Sigma L-dependent characteristics in Listeria monocytogenes EGD-e

Food Microbiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 152-164

  Mattila, Mirjami ^a   Somervuo, Panu ^a   Rattei, Thomas ^b   Korkeala, Hannu ^a   Stephan, Roger ^c   Tasara, Taurai ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Listeria monocytogenes; Sigma L; Stress adaptation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PHENOTYPE; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTOME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES EGD-E;

EID: 84864359194     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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