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Science 27 August 1971:
Vol. 173. no. 3999, pp. 836 - 838
DOI: 10.1126/science.173.3999.836
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Growth in Distilled Water from Hospitals

M. S. Favero 1, L. A. Carson 1, W. W. Bond 1, and N. J. Petersen 1

1 Applied Microbiology and Planetary Quarantine Section, Center for Disease Control, Public Health Service, Phoenix, Arizona 85014

Pseudomonas aeruginosa can grow relatively fast in distilled water obtained in hospitals and achieve high cell contaminations which remain stable for long periods of time. Cells grown in distilled water react quite differently to chemical and physical stresses than cells grown in standard laboratory culture media.


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