Genes involved in Listeria monocytogenes biofilm formation at a simulated food processing plant temperature of 15 °C

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 223, Issue , 2016, Pages 63-74

  Piercey, Marta J ^a   Hingston, Patricia A ^a,b   Truelstrup Hansen, Lisbeth ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benzalkonium chloride; Biofilm; DNase; Listeria monocytogenes; Pectinase; Persistence; Proteinase K; Transposon mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; CRYSTAL VIOLET; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; LIPOPROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; POLYGALACTURONASE; PROTEINASE K; STAINLESS STEEL; TEICHOIC ACID; BENZALKONIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DENSITY; CELL SURFACE; CELL WALL; FOOD PROCESSING; GENE LOCUS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; MUTAGENESIS; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESS; TEMPERATURE; TRANSPOSON; DRUG EFFECTS; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING;

BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOFILMS; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; STAINLESS STEEL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84958267920     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2016.02.009     Document Type: Article

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