Industrial disinfectants do not select for resistance in Listeria monocytogenes following long term exposure

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-15

  Kastbjerg, Vicky G ^a   Gram, Lone ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adaptive resistance; Biocides; Disinfectants; Listeria monocytogenes; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

DESINFECT CL; DISINFECTANT AGENT; INCIMAXX DES; TRIQUART SUPER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; EVOLUTION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL SENSITIVITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMINOGLYCOSIDES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENTAMICINS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 84868679484     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.09.009     Document Type: Article

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