Maintenance of pathogenicity during entry into and resuscitation from viable but nonculturable state in Aeromonas hydrophila exposed to natural seawater at low temperature

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 557-565

  Maalej, S ^a   Gdoura, R ^b   Dukan, S ^c   Hammami, A ^b   Bouain, A ^a  

^a University of Sfax   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Adherence; Cytotoxicity; Marine stress; Resuscitation; Viability; Viable but nonculturable

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; SEAWATER; TEMPERATURE;

ADHERENCE; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; CULTURABLE; HYDROPHILA; MARINE STRESS; VIABILITY; VIABLE BUT NON-CULTURABLE;

RESUSCITATION;

AGAR; CATALASE; HEMOLYSIN; SEA WATER;

BACTERIUM; PATHOGENICITY;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL ADHESION; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DESTRUCTION; CELL ELONGATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL LINE; CELL LOSS; CELL REGENERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; RESUSCITATION;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 4444294982     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02336.x     Document Type: Article

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