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A previous growth of enteric bacteria on a salted medium increases their survival in seawater
Author(s) -
MUNRO P. M.,
LAUMOND FRANÇOISE,
GAUTHIER M. J.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1987.tb01597.x
Subject(s) - seawater , microcosm , bacteria , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , adaptation (eye) , marine bacteriophage , bacterial growth , food science , ecology , genetics , neuroscience
By use of experimental marine microcosms, it was demonstrated that Enterobac‐teriaceae have a higher survival rate in natural seawater when they have previously been grown on a salted medium. Other telluric bacteria did not show such adaptation.