SURVIVAL, INDUCTION AND RESUSCITATION OF Vibrio cholerae FROM THE VIABLE BUT NON-CULTURABLE STATE IN THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN SEA

SURVIVAL, INDUCTION AND RESUSCITATION OF Vibrio cholerae FROM THE VIABLE BUT NON-CULTURABLE STATE IN THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN SEA

The causative agent of cholera, Vibrio cholerae, can enter into a viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state in response to unfavorable conditions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the in situ survival of V. cholerae in an aquatic...

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Main Authors: Milagro Fernández-Delgado, María Alexandra García-Amado, Monica Contreras, Renzo Nino Incani, Humberto Chirinos, Héctor Rojas, Paula Suárez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-02-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Vibrio cholera
In situ survival
VBNC state
Resuscitation
Aquatic environments
Cholera
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