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. 1973 Dec;26(6):833–837. doi: 10.1128/am.26.6.833-837.1973

Effect of pH, Sodium Chloride, and Sodium Nitrite on Enterotoxin A Production

R B Tompkin 1, J M Ambrosino 1, S K Stozek 1
PMCID: PMC379917  PMID: 4203331

Abstract

The combined effects of pH, sodium chloride, and sodium nitrite were studied by using a dialysis sac technique in brain heart infusion broth. Growth and enterotoxin A production by Staphylococcus aureus strain 100 were found to decrease with the addition of sodium nitrite, with a decrease in pH from 7.0, and with an increase in sodium chloride concentration. The significance of these results is discussed in relation to cured meats.

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