Lactic acid permeabilizes gram-negative bacteria by disrupting the outer membrane

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 2001-2005

  Alakomi, H L ^a   Skytta E ^a   Saarela, M ^a   Mattila Sandholm, T ^a   Latva Kala, K ^a   Helander, I M ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; EDETIC ACID; FATTY ACID; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; LACTIC ACID; POTASSIUM CYANIDE; TRITON X 100;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; BACTERIOLYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; EDETIC ACID; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; LACTIC ACID; POTASSIUM CYANIDE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0034016238     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.5.2001-2005.2000     Document Type: Article

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