Survival in acidic and alcoholic medium of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 and non-O157:H7 isolated in Argentina

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-6

  Molina, Pablo M ^a   Parma, Alberto E ^a   Sanz, Marcelo E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; SHIGA TOXIN; ACID;

ACID TOLERANCE; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O111; ESCHERICHIA COLI O113; ESCHERICHIA COLI O116; ESCHERICHIA COLI O117; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI O171; ESCHERICHIA COLI O26; ESCHERICHIA COLI O88; ESCHERICHIA COLI O91; ESCHERICHIA COLI OX3; FOOD PRESERVATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PH; SEROTYPE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRESS; SURVIVAL RATE; TEMPERATURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD CONTROL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LURIA;

ACIDS; ARGENTINA; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ETHANOL; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SHIGA TOXIN;

EID: 3042670502     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-3-17     Document Type: Article

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