Specific Growth Rate Determines the Sensitivity of Escherichia coli to Lactic Acid Stress: Implications for Predictive Microbiology
Figure 2
Relationship between estimated inactivation rate in BHI (27°C, pH = 4.6, 150 mM lactic acid, ) and growth rate at harvest for E. coli 683 cultured at 37°C in 25% (□) or 100% (■) TSB: (a) batch culture and (b) chemostat culture. Lines and equations represent the best fit by linear regression.
