Article
The acid tolerance response of Salmonella typhimurium provides protection against organic acids.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Nov 1996
Baik H S, Bearson S, Dunbar S, Foster J W
Abstract excerpt
Salmonella typhimurium encounters a variety of acid stress situations during pathogenesis and in the natural environment. These include the extreme low pH encountered in the stomach and a less acidic intestinal environment containing large amounts of organic weak acids (volatile fatty acids). The...
Topics
- Acids
- Chromosome Mapping
- Culture Media
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Genes, Bacterial
- Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
- Mutation
- Salmonella typhimurium