Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 Jan; 64(1): 231–237.
PMCID: PMC124699
Nisin Resistance in Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 700302 Is a Complex Phenotype† Allison D. Crandall‡ and Thomas J. Montville* Department of Food Science, Cook College, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-8520 * Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Food Science, Cook College, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 65 Dudley Rd., New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8520. Phone: (732) 932-9611, ext. 201. Fax: (732) 932-6776. E-mail:
[email protected]. ‡ Present address: Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853. Received 1997 Jul 24; Accepted 1997 Oct 24. Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology This article has been cited by other articles in PMC.
ABSTRACT
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MATERIALS AND METHODS
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Bacterial cultures, growth media, and nisin stock preparations.
Identification and quantification of membrane phospholipids.
Lysozyme sensitivity.
MIC determinations.
Transmission EM.
Determination of the PMF, pH gradient, and Δ.
Divalent-cation requirement of Nisr L. monocytogenes.
Determination of bacteriocin cross-resistance.
RESULTS
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Phospholipid composition.
Lysozyme sensitivity.
MIC determinations.
Transmission EM.
PMF measurements.
Divalent-cation requirement of Nisr L. monocytogenes.
Determination of bacteriocin cross-resistance.
DISCUSSION
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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FOOTNOTES
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† Manuscript D-10974-2-97 of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station.
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