Of energy and survival incognito: A relationship between viable but non-culturable cells formation and inorganic polyphosphate and formate metabolism in Campylobacter jejuni

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue JUL, 2013, Pages

  Kassem, Issmat I ^a   Chandrashekhar, Kshipra ^a   Rajashekara, Gireesh ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid stress; Campylobacter jejuni; Energy; Formate dehydrogenase; Formate metabolism; Inorganic polyphosphate; Polyphosphate kinase; Viable but non culturable cells

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; POLYPHOSPHATE;

BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 84885339746     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00183     Document Type: Short Survey

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