The effect of oxidative stress on gene expression of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157: H7 and non-O157 serotypes

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 215, Issue , 2015, Pages 7-15

  Mei, Gui Ying ^a   Tang, Joshua ^a   Carey, Christine ^a   Bach, Susan ^b   Kostrzynska, Magdalena ^a  

^a GUELPH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Hydrogen peroxide (PubChem CID: 784); Non O157 serotypes; Oxidative stress; Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC)

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INTIMIN; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SHIGA TOXIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; DPS GENE; FLIC GENE; GADW GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPE; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; SODA GENE; STX1 GENE; STX2 GENE; UPREGULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84940047053     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2015.07.029     Document Type: Article

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