Extracellular proteins and other components as obligate intermediates in the induction of a range of acid tolerance and sensitisation responses in Escherichia coli

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 283-288

  Rowbury, Robin J ^a   Hussain, Noor Hana ^a   Goodson, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid sensitisation; Acid tolerance; Escherichia coli; Extracellular induction component; Extracellular protein; Medium filtrate component; Novel induction mechanism

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PH; PHYSIOLOGY;

CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION;

EID: 0032529949     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1998.tb13902.x     Document Type: Article

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