Simple relationship between acid dissociation constant and minimal pH for microbial growth in laboratory medium

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 75-81

  Rosso, L ^a   Zuberb, E ^b   Pichat, C ^b   Flandrois, J P ^b  

^a Danone   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE BIOMÉTRIE ET BIOLOGIE EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Acid; Escherichia coli; Listeria monocytogenes; Microbial growth; pH; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACID; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PH; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0030991383     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(96)01231-7     Document Type: Article

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