Survival or revival: Long-term preservation induces a reversible viable but non-culturable state in methane-oxidizing bacteria

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Hoefman, Sven ^a   van Hoorde, Koenraad ^a,b   Boon, Nico ^c   Vandamme, Peter ^a   de Vos, Paul ^a,d   Heylen, Kim ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d BCCM/LMG Bacteria Collection   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; TREHALOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FREEZE DRYING; METHANE OXIDIZING BACTERIA; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; PHYSIOLOGY;

CRYOPRESERVATION; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FREEZE DRYING; METHYLOCOCCACEAE; TREHALOSE;

EID: 84859970117     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034196     Document Type: Article

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