Differential gene expression of three gene targets among persistent and nonpersistent listeria monocytogenes strains in the presence or absence of benzethonium chloride

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1569-1573

  Mazza, Roberta ^a   Mazzette, Rina ^a   McAuliffe, Olivia ^b   Jordan, Kieran ^b   Fox, Edward M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b TEAGASC FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; BENZETHONIUM CHLORIDE; GENETIC MARKER;

ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BENZETHONIUM; CLONING, MOLECULAR; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC MARKERS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; RNA, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84938384472     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: 19449097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-14-510     Document Type: Article

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