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Roles of Fe superoxide dismutase and catalase in resistance of Campylobacter coli to freeze-thaw stress.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jul 2000
Stead D, Park S F
Abstract excerpt
We demonstrated that oxidative stress plays a role in freeze-thaw-induced killing of Campylobacter coli following analysis of mutants deficient in key antioxidant functions. Superoxide anions, but not H(2)O(2), were formed during the freeze-thaw process. However, a failure to detoxify superoxide anions may lead to spontaneous disproportionation of the radicals to H(2)O(2).
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