Open AccessEffects of salt concentration on bacterial growth on plates with gradients of pH and temperature
Author(s) -
Peters Adrian C.,
Thomas Linda,
Wimpenny Julian W.T.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1991.tb04367.x
Subject(s) - temperature gradient , bacillus cereus , salt (chemistry) , concentration gradient , chemistry , sodium , atmospheric temperature range , chromatography , analytical chemistry (journal) , bacteria , biology , thermodynamics , organic chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , genetics
Summary A temperature gradient device has been used to produce pH‐temperature gradient plates. The response of Salmonella typhimurium and Bacillus cereus to continuous gradients of pH and temperature has been mapped. A third variable, sodium chloride, was investigated by incorporating it at different concentrations in a series of gradient plates. Both organisms exhibited an optimum temperature and pH range for maximum salt tolerance.