Date of Graduation
8-2016
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy in Food Science (PhD)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
Food Science
Advisor/Mentor
Philip G. Crandall
Committee Member
Steven Ricke
Second Committee Member
Michael Johnson
Third Committee Member
Young-Min Kwon
Fourth Committee Member
Jim Rankin
Keywords
Biological sciences, Listeria, Starvation, Viable but non-culturable
Abstract
Listeria spp. are often isolated from raw and processed food products. Listeria monocytogenes is responsible for death rates of 10 to 30% in immune compromised people; it can also infect a vast range of animals. There are numerous reports of poultry harboring or becoming infected with L. monocytogenes. First, this research assessed the ability of L. monocytogenes to replicate within chicken macrophages. Using the gentamicin-killing assay, a cell culture of chicken macrophage-like cells (HD11) were infected with two strains of L. monocytogenes individually (EGD-e and Scott A). Results show that unlike data on mouse macrophages, intracellular L. monocytogenes do not reduce (P
Citation
Jarvis, N. A. (2016). Listeria monocytogenes Strain Variation: Starvation, Metabolism, and Macrophage Survival. Graduate Theses and Dissertations Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/1645