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. 1972 Sep;24(3):440–443. doi: 10.1128/am.24.3.440-443.1972

Effect of Water Activity on Enterotoxin A Production and Growth of Staphylococcus aureus

John A Troller 1
PMCID: PMC376538  PMID: 4562480

Abstract

Previous studies indicated that enterotoxin B production by staphylococci was strongly inhibited by slight reductions in water activity (aw) levels. Similar studies reported herein, employing an enterotoxin A-producing strain, indicated that this organism was capable of producing enterotoxin at a much lower aw level than that required for enterotoxin B production. Staphylococcal growth rates were slowed by decreased aw levels in all media tested; however, final cell counts did not drop below 108/ml in the media with the lowest aw levels.

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