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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-8-26
pubmed:abstractText
Listeria monocytogenes NCTC 5105 and F6861 were evaluated for sensitivity to nisin. The results confirmed those previously published indicating marked differences in the sensitivity of the two strains. Mutants with increased resistance to nisin could be isolated from the less sensitive F6861 strain at a frequency of 10(-6) to 10(-7). Using a nisin specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, the adsorption of nisin to the different strains and the resistant mutant were studied. At a range of nisin concentrations the amount adsorbed was found to reflect the sensitivity of the strain to nisin, with the more sensitive cells showing greater adsorption. In resistant cells, K+ efflux increased at a slower rate with increasing nisin concentration and had a lower maximum rate indicating that the mechanism of resistance involves a reduction in the accessibility or presence of suitable adsorption sites.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0168-1605
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
341-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Resistance of Listeria monocytogenes to the bacteriocin nisin.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Biological Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't