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- Title
Escherichia coli acid resistance: tales of an amateur acidophile.
- Authors
Foster, John W
- Abstract
Gastrointestinal pathogens are faced with an extremely acidic environment. Within moments, a pathogen such as Escherichia coli O157:H7 can move from the nurturing pH 7 environment of a hamburger to the harsh pH 2 milieu of the stomach. Surprisingly, certain microorganisms that grow at neutral pH have elegantly regulated systems that enable survival during excursions into acidic environments. The best-characterized acid-resistance system is found in E. coli.
- Publication
Nature reviews. Microbiology, 2004, Vol 2, Issue 11, p898
- ISSN
1740-1526
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/nrmicro1021