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Characterization of the acid resistance phenotype and rpoS alleles of shiga-like toxin-producing Escherichia coli.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jul 1996
Waterman S R, Small P L
Abstract excerpt
Shiga-like toxin-producing Escherichia coli (SLTEC) strains are an important group of enteric pathogens. In this study we have examined the abilities of 58 SLTEC isolates to survive at pH 2.5 and found 13 of these isolates to be defective in acid resistance. Introduction of rpoS on a plasmid conferred acid resistance to the majority of the acid-sensitive isolates. The rpoS genes from two of these isolates were...
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