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Variation in stress resistance patterns among stx genotypes and genetic lineages of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 May 2012
Lee Ken-Ichi, French Nigel P, Jones Geoff, Hara-Kudo Yukiko, Iyoda Sunao, Kobayashi Hideki, Sugita-Konishi Yoshiko, Tsubone Hirokazu, Kumagai Susumu
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To evaluate the relationship between bacterial genotypes and stress resistance patterns, we exposed 57 strains of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 to acid, freeze-thaw, heat, osmotic, oxidative, and starvation stresses. Inactivation rates were calculated in each assay and subjected to univariate and multivariate analyses, including principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis. The stx...
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