Relationships between culturability, activity and virulence in pathogenic bacteria

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 108-111

  Barer, Michael R ^a   Smith, Rebecca J ^a   Cooney, Rory P ^a   Kimmitt, Patrick T ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial viability; Infectivity Bacterial physiology; VBNC

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INFECTION RISK; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0033912511     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00012148     Document Type: Review

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