Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Question from a student 20170502a2

Q & A:

Thank you Professor Kwan. I am sorry that I would like to ask 2 more questions. 

1) Can Salmonella and E. coli tolerate high salt content? And in specific, can E. coli survive/grow in food with salt content 7%?

E. coli cannot grow at 7% salt, but it may survive.

2) Clostridium botulinum cannot grow in food with oxygen 5% since it is an obligate anaerobe?

It cannot grow with 5% oxygen.

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