The Role of Gastric Acid in Preventing Foodborne Disease and How Bacteria Overcome Acid Conditions
- 1 July 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Food Protection
- Vol. 66 (7) , 1292-1303
- https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028x-66.7.1292
Abstract
The secretion of hydrochloric acid by the stomach plays an important role in protecting the body against pathogens ingested with food or water. A gastric fluid pH of 1 to 2 is deleterious to many m...Keywords
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