The acid tolerance response of Bacillus cereus ATCC14579 is dependent on culture pH, growth rate and intracellular pH

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 229-239

  Thomassin, Séverine ^a,b   Jobin, Michel P ^a,b   Schmitt, Philippe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

^b UMR A 408 INRA University of Avignon   (France)

Author keywords

Acid tolerance response; Bacillus cereus; Chemostat; Intracellular pH; Stress

Indexed keywords

ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; ENTEROTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; HEMOLYSIN BL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACID TOLERANCE; ACID TOLERANCE RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL CULTURE; CELL PH; CHEMOSTAT; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE PH; FOOD PRESERVATION; GROWTH RATE; HOMEOSTASIS; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STOMACH; STRESS;

ACIDS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACILLUS CEREUS; CULTURE MEDIA; CYTOPLASM; ENTEROTOXINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

EID: 33747714612     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-006-0137-1     Document Type: Article

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