Recent findings on the viable but nonculturable state in pathogenic bacteria

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 415-425

  Oliver, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalase; Gene expression; Nonculturability; Resuscitation; Stress

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AMOEBA (GENUS); ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SURVIVAL; VIBRIO HARVEYI; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; ANIMAL; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATALASE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; QUORUM SENSING;

EID: 77953206132     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: 15746976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2009.00200.x     Document Type: Review

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