Morphotypic conversion in Listeria monocytogenes biofilm formation: Biological significance of rough colony isolates

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 6686-6694

  Monk, Ian R ^a,b   Cook, Gregory M ^a   Monk, Brian C ^a   Bremer, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; FOOD PRODUCTS; STAINLESS STEEL;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES BIOFILM FORMATION; SURFACE COLONIZATION;

BIOFILMS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HYDROLASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PROTEIN SECA2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MORPHOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN SECRETION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CULTURE MEDIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STAINLESS STEEL;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 8744315847     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.11.6686-6694.2004     Document Type: Article

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