Significance of viable but nonculturable Escherichia coli: Induction, detection, and control

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 417-428

  Ding, Tian ^a   Suo, Yuanjie ^a   Xiang, Qisen ^b   Zhao, Xihong ^c   Chen, Shiguo ^a   Ye, Xingqian ^a   Liu, Donghong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF LIGHT INDUSTRY   (China)

^c WUHAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Detection methods; Escherichia coli; Mechanism; Resuscitation; Viable but nonculturable state

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHEMICAL AGENT; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MICROBIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; VIABLE BUT NONCULTURABLE STATE; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD SAFETY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RISK; TRANSMISSION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; HUMANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; RISK; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 85016159079     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1609.09063     Document Type: Review

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