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. 1995 May;61(5):2037-9.
doi: 10.1128/aem.61.5.2037-2039.1995.

Starvation- and stationary-phase-induced acid tolerance in Escherichia coli O157:H7

K W Arnold  1 , C W Kaspar
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Starvation- and stationary-phase-induced acid tolerance in Escherichia coli O157:H7

K W Arnold et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1995 May.

Abstract

Stationary phase and the starvation of log-phase cells increased the acid tolerance of Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains. Although the degree of acid tolerance varied, the survival of most O157:H7 strains exceeded that of other, related, pathogens in a synthetic gastric fluid.

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