It depends on the source of water and the particular organism that you
are using. Deionized water will cause significant population
reductions. Some sources of tap water are favorable to bacterial
survival.
In article <DHMqC7.7vp at watserv3.uwaterloo.ca>,
awgumley at sciborg.uwaterloo.ca says...
>>Does anyone know what effect transfering bacteria, specifically a
>Gram-negative, to sterilized water would have on the physiology. How
would
>the bacterium componsate from such an osmotic stress.
>>Thanks,
>>>Andrew
>>awgumley at sciborg.uwaterloo.ca
