Escherichia coli acid resistance: tales of an amateur acidophile
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- 1 November 2004
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Reviews Microbiology
- Vol. 2 (11) , 898-907
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro1021
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.Keywords
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