Detection of Viable But Non-Culturable State of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Using Reverse Transcription PCR

Background and Aims: Many bacteria including Escherichia coli may enter into a viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state under unfavorable stresses, which are unable to be detected by culture-based methods. In this study, the use of Reverse Transcription PCR (RT-PCR) for detection of VBNC state of E. c...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Khezri, Masoud Rezaei, Ashraf Mohabbati Mobarez, mehdi zolfaghari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Farname 2019-02-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Microbiology
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Online Access:http://ijmm.ir/article-1-889-en.html