ANTIBIOTICS AND SURFACE DISINFECTANT INDUCE VBNC AND EMERGENCE OF RESISTANCE IN HOSPITAL-ASSOCIATED PATHOGENS
Intro: In an unfavorable environment, bacteria improvise living strategy by ceasing growth and reducing metabolism to attain Viable But Non-Culturable (VBNC) state. Once these bacteria find a favorable environment, they resume growth process. In the last few decades, researchers have demonstrated th...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-05-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971223003727 |