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The heat resistance of Escherichia coli depends on the temperature of incubation prior to heat treatment at 50 °C. This dependence is affected by the fatty acid composition in bacterial membranes. The results are discussed in relation to the change in fluidity of membrane lipids.
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Katsui et al. (1981) studied this question.
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