As part of their life cycle, neutralophilic bacteria are often exposed to varying environmental
stresses, among which fluctuations in pH are the most frequent. In particular, acid …

Adaptation to acid stress is an important factor in the transmission of intestinal microbes. The
enterobacterium Escherichia coli uses a range of physiological, metabolic, and proton …

The ability to grow at moderate acidic conditions (pH 4.0–5.0) is important to Escherichia coli
colonization of the host's intestine. Several regulatory systems are known to control acid …

Cyclopropane fatty acid (CFA) formation is a post‐synthetic modification of the lipid bilayer
that occurs as cultures of Escherichia coli and many other bacteria enter stationary phase …

The continued emergence of antibiotic-resistant organisms has severely depleted our
arsenal of effective antimicrobials. Ionic liquids (ILs) show great promise as antibacterial …

The Earth is home to environments characterized by low pH, including the gastrointestinal
tract of vertebrates and large areas of acidic soil. Most bacteria are neutralophiles, but can …

Although organic acids have been used to counteract pathogens in food for many years,
there is a glaring need to assess and improve their continued effectiveness and …

Lipid molecules are organic compounds, insoluble in water, and based on carbon-carbon
chains that form an integral part of biological cell membranes. As such, lipids are ubiquitous …

Weak organic acids have been used for centuries to preserve foods, but only recently has
the possible mechanism for bacterial growth inhibition been investigated. Although the …

Escherichia coli encounter numerous different stresses during their growth, survival, and
infection. These stresses are relevant to survival in foods and food processing environments …