title: Effects of salt concentration on bacterial growth on plates with gradients of pH and temperature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: School of Home Economics and Institutional Management, University of Wales College of Cardiff, U.K.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Wimpenny
mesh_terms: D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride