Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis of Vibrio cholerae cells entering the viable but non-culturable state and starvation in response to cold shock

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 658-666

  González Escalona, Narjol ^a,b   Fey, Axel ^a   Höfle, Manfred G ^a   Espejo, Romilio T ^b   Guzmán, Carlos A ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 16S; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; COLD; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COLD; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEAWATER; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 33644834439     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2005.00943.x     Document Type: Article

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