Rapid acid treatment of <it>Escherichia coli</it>: transcriptomic response and recovery

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Many <it>E. coli </it>genes show pH-dependent expression during logarithmic growth in acid (pH 5–6) or in base (pH 8–9). The effect of rapid pH change, however, has rarely been tested. Rapid acid treatment could distingui...

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Main Authors: Jones Brian D, Fitzgerald Devon M, Wilks Jessica C, Kannan Geetha, BonDurant Sandra S, Slonczewski Joan L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-02-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/8/37