Viable but non-culturable (VBNC) bacteria: Gene expression in planktonic and biofilm cells

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 266-273

  Trevors, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biofilm; Gene expression; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Viable but non culturable (VBNC)

Indexed keywords

FLAGELLIN; MREB PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN W; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIOPLANKTON; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CELL DIVISION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; NITROSOMONAS EUROPAEA; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA SEQUENCE; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; SHORT SURVEY; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; VIABLE BUT NON CULTURABLE BACTERIA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

BACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PROTEOME;

EID: 79959718681     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.04.018     Document Type: Short Survey

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