A bioengineered nisin derivative, M21A, in combination with food grade additives eradicates biofilms of Listeria monocytogenes

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue NOV, 2016, Pages

  Smith, Muireann K ^a   Draper, Lorraine A ^a   Hazelhoff, Pieter Jan ^b   Cotter, Paul D ^a,c   Ross, R P ^a   Hill, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c TEAGASC FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bioengineered; Biofilm; Cinnamaldehyde; Citric acid; Combinations; Listeria monocytogenes; Nisin

Indexed keywords

CINNAMALDEHYDE; CITRIC ACID; NISIN; NISIN M21A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOENGINEERING; BIOFILM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYME INHIBITION ASSAY; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; XTT ASSAY;

EID: 85006829760     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01939     Document Type: Article

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