Survival of low-pH stress by Escherichia coli O157:H7: Correlation between alterations in the cell envelope and increased acid tolerance

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 3048-3055

  Jordan, Kieran N ^a,b   Oxford, Lynn ^a   O'Byrne, Conor P ^a,c  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; PH; SURVIVAL; TOLERANCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELL SURVIVAL; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PH; STRESS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033014685     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.7.3048-3055.1999     Document Type: Article

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