Production of slime polysaccharide by EHEC and STEC as well as the influence of culture conditions on slime production in Escherichia coli O157:H7

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 488-492

  Yeh, J Y ^a   Chen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colanic acid; EHEC; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Exopolysaccharide; pH; STEC; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ACID PRODUCTION; COLANIC ACID; CULTURE CONDITIONS; E.COLI O157:H7; EHEC; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; INCUBATION TEMPERATURES; SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; STEC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; ESCHERICHIA COLI ENTEROTOXIN; SHIGA TOXIN;

POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVALUATION; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 2642571734     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2004.01523.x     Document Type: Article

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