Growth of Enterobacter cloacae in the Presence of 25% Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate

Authors

Vance C. Kramer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Diane M. Calabrese, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Kenneth W. Nickerson, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

11-1-1980

Comments

Published in APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, Nov. 1980, p. 973-976. Copyright © 1980 by the American Society for Microbiology. Used by permission.

Abstract

The growth of Enterobacter cloacae in 25% sodium dodecyl sulfate is described. The bacteria appeared to tolerate sodium dodecyl sulfate rather than metabolize it. The process was energy dependent, and cell lysis occurred during stationary phase. Extreme detergent resistance may be characteristic of the genus Enterobacter.