The Effect of Urine Concentration and pH on the Growth of Escherichia Coli in Canine Urine In Vitro.
L A ThorntonRichard K BurchellS E BurtonN Lopez-VillalobosD PereiraI MacEwanC FangA C HatmodjoM A NelsonA GrinbergN VelathanthiriArnon GalPublished in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2018)
Escherichia coli in vitro growth was higher in neutral to acidic and diluted urine compared to alkaline and concentrated urine. The impact of non-alkalizing diluting diets on the incidence of E. coli lower urinary tract infections should be further explored.