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Characterisation of the transcriptomes of genetically diverse Listeria monocytogenes exposed to hyperosmotic and low temperature conditions reveal global stress-adaptation mechanisms
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Durack, J and Ross, T and Bowman, JP, Characterisation of the transcriptomes of genetically diverse Listeria monocytogenes exposed to hyperosmotic and low temperature conditions reveal global stress-adaptation mechanisms, PLoS One, 8, (9) Article e73603. ISSN 1932-6203 (2013) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright: 2013 Durack et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
DOI: doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073603
Abstract
The ability of Listeria monocytogenes to adapt to various food and food- processing environments has been attributed to its robustness, persistence and prevalence in the food supply chain. To improve the present understanding of molecular mechanisms involved in hyperosmotic and low-temperature stress adaptation of L. monocytogenes, we undertook transcriptomics analysis on three strains adapted to sub-lethal levels of these stress stimuli and assessed functional gene response. Adaptation to hyperosmotic and cold-temperature stress has revealed many parallels in terms of gene expression profiles in strains possessing different levels of stress tolerance. Gene sets associated with ribosomes and translation, transcription, cell division as well as fatty acid biosynthesis and peptide transport showed activation in cells adapted to either cold or hyperosmotic stress. Repression of genes associated with carbohydrate metabolism and transport as well as flagella was evident in stressed cells, likely linked to activation of CodY regulon and consequential cellular energy conservation.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences |
| Research Group: | Food sciences |
| Research Field: | Food packaging, preservation and processing |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Public health (excl. specific population health) |
| Objective Field: | Food safety |
| UTAS Author: | Durack, J (Dr Julia Durack) |
| UTAS Author: | Ross, T (Professor Tom Ross) |
| UTAS Author: | Bowman, JP (Associate Professor John Bowman) |
| ID Code: | 86379 |
| Year Published: | 2013 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 48 |
| Deposited By: | Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture |
| Deposited On: | 2013-09-10 |
| Last Modified: | 2014-04-08 |
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