Fj. Hernandez et al., LACK OF GROWTH OF HEAT-SHOCKED STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS SURVIVING CELLS IN COMMON MEDIA AND ENTEROTOXIN RELEASE, Journal of veterinary medicine. Series B, 39(1), 1992, pp. 65-68
The ratio of the different types of S. aureus surviving cells immediat
ely after sub-lethal heat treatment (52-degrees-C for 15 min) was stud
ied. A high ratio of cells which are unable to form colonies even in a
common medium such as TSA was observed. This fact has not been report
ed previously for common media through recovery after heat shock has b
een widely studied. After the treatment, staphylococcal protein A, but
no enterotoxin, was seen to be released into the extracellular enviro
nment.