Long-term survival of Streptococcus pyogenes in rich media is pH-dependent

Microbiology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1428-1436

  Savic, Dragutin J ^a   McShan, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

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BUFFER;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

CULTURE MEDIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 84861906545     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.054478-0     Document Type: Article

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