Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteriophage F241 isolated from an industrial cucumber fermentation at high acidity and salinity

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue FEB, 2015, Pages

  Lu, Zhongjing ^a   Breidt, Fred ^b  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Biocontrol agent; Cucumber fermentation; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Food safety; High acidity and salinity; Phage 241

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE DNA; O ANTIGEN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; STRUCTURAL PROTEIN;

ACIDITY; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOPHAGE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCUMBER; CYTOLYSIS; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA RESTRICTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FERMENTATION; GENOME; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MYOVIRIDAE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SALINITY;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYOVIRIDAE;

EID: 84927513974     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00067     Document Type: Article

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