Induction of Shiga toxinencoding prophage by abiotic environmental stress in food

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 83, Issue 19, 2017, Pages

  Fang, Yuan ^a   Mercer, Ryan G ^a   McMullen, Lynn M ^a   Gänzle, Michael G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

E. coli O104:H4; Environmental stress; Membrane permeability; Prophage induction; RecA independent SOS response; Shiga toxin; Shiga toxin producing E. coli; Single cell detection; STEC

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; GENES; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LACTIC ACID; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; TOXIC MATERIALS;

E. COLI; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PROPHAGES; SHIGA TOXIN; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING E. COLI; SINGLE-CELL DETECTION; SOS RESPONSE; STEC;

GENE EXPRESSION;

ABIOTIC FACTOR; BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOOD; GENE EXPRESSION; INDUCED RESPONSE; MEMBRANE; TOXIN; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; VEROTOXIN 2;

DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPHAGE; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIROLOGY; VIRULENCE; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

ACIDS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PROPHAGES; SHIGA TOXIN 2; SHIGA-TOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIRULENCE; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

EID: 85029551132     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01378-17     Document Type: Article

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