Effect of Benzalkonium Chloride Adaptation on Sensitivity to Antimicrobial Agents and Tolerance to Environmental Stresses in Listeria monocytogenes

• Published in: Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 9; p. 2906
• Main Authors: Yu, Tao, Jiang, Xiaobing, Zhang, Yige, Ji, Shengdong, Gao, Wujun, Shi, Lei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 28.11.2018
• Subjects: antibiotics; benzalkonium chloride; cross-adaptation; efflux pump; environmental stress; Listeria monocytogenes; Microbiology; Listeria monocytogenes; efflux pump; environmental stress; benzalkonium chloride; antibiotics; cross-adaptation

is an important food-borne pathogen that can persist in food processing environments and thus contaminate food products. Benzalkonium chloride (BC) is a common disinfectant widely used in food industry. Selective pressure associated with exposure to BC may result in adaptation to this agent in . In...