Description of a "phoenix" phenomenon in the growth of Campylobacter jejuni at temperatures close to the minimum for growth.
When Campylobacter jejuni cultures that had been grown in broth at 39 degrees C were subcultured into fresh medium at 30 degrees C, there was a transient period of growth followed by a decline in viable-cell numbers before growth resumed once more. We propose that this complex behavior is the net effect of the growth of inoculum cells followed by a loss of viability due to oxidative stress and the subsequent emergence of a spontaneously arising mutant population that takes over the culture.
Kelly
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AF
School of Food Biosciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6BZ, United Kingdom.
Martínez-Rodriguez
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Bovill
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Mackey
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BM
D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000254:growth & development*; D003470:Culture Media; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis; D013696:Temperature
D003470:Culture Media; D010100:Oxygen