New insights in mechanisms of bacterial inactivation by carvacrol

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 173-185

  Ait Ouazzou, A ^a   Espina, L ^a   Gelaw, T K ^b   De Lamo Castellvi S ^b   Pagan R ^a   Garcia Gonzalo D ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

ATR IRMS; Carvacrol; Heat shock; Multivariate analysis; RpoS; SigB; Sublethal injury

Indexed keywords

HEAT RESISTANCE; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS;

ATR-IRMS; BACTERIAL INACTIVATION; CARVACROL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; GENETIC FACTORS; HEATSHOCKS; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; RPO; SIGB; SUBLETHAL INJURY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

CARVACROL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEAT SHOCK; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INJURY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REFLECTANCE;

ACIDITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CROSS PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; HEAT SHOCK; HEREDITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIPID ANALYSIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84871125072     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12028     Document Type: Article

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