VirR-mediated resistance of listeria monocytogenes against food antimicrobials and cross-protection induced by exposure to organic acid salts

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 4553-4562

  Kang, Jihun ^a   Wiedmann, Martin ^a   Boor, Kathryn J ^a   Bergholz, Teresa M ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; DISEASES; FOOD SAFETY; LISTERIA; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PATHOGENS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDS; BETA-GLUCURONIDASE; FOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEDIATED RESISTANCES; ORGANIC ACID SALTS; RESISTANCE MECHANISMS; TWO COMPONENT SYSTEMS;

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD; GENE; MEMBRANE; MUTATION; ORGANIC ACID; PATHOGEN;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ARGININE; FOOD PRESERVATIVE; N(ALPHA)-LAUROYLARGININE ETHYL ESTER; NISIN; POLYLYSINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC SCREENING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; METABOLISM; OPERON;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARGININE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC TESTING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NISIN; OPERON; POLYLYSINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84930792813     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00648-15     Document Type: Article

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