High-salt Preadaptation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus enhances survival in response to lethal environmental stresses

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 246-253

  Kalburge, Sai Siddarth ^a   Whitaker, W Brian ^a   Boyd, E Fidelma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; CADAVERINE; CARBOXYLYASE; LYSINE DECARBOXYLASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OYSTER; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SALT TOLERANCE; SHELLFISH; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

ACIDS; ANIMALS; CADAVERINE; CARBOXY-LYASES; OSTREIDAE; SALT-TOLERANCE; SHELLFISH; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 84893485887     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-13-241     Document Type: Article

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