Subinhibitory concentrations of antibiotics affect stress and virulence gene expression in Listeria monocytogenes and cause enhanced stress sensitivity but do not affect Caco-2 cell invasion

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1273-1286

  Knudsen, G M ^a   Holch, A ^a   Gram, L ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Listeria monocytogenes; Stress response; Subinhibitory antibiotic concentrations; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANTIBIOTICS; DISEASES; LISTERIA; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYSACCHARIDES;

ANTIBIOTIC CONCENTRATION; CACO-2 CELLS; CELL INVASION; GENES EXPRESSION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; STRESSES RESPONSE; SUBINHIBITORY ANTIBIOTIC CONCENTRATION; UP-REGULATION; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE GENE;

GENE EXPRESSION;

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FOSFOMYCIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGAR; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYTOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE EXPRESSION; INHIBITION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PATHOGEN; PHYSIOLOGY; VIRULENCE;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL INVASION; CELL STRAIN CACO 2; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; LACZ GENE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; PINLA GENE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING; STRESS; UPREGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 84867738951     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05435.x     Document Type: Article

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