Survival or revival: long-term preservation induces a reversible viable but non-culturable state in methane-oxidizing bacteria.

Knowledge on long-term preservation of micro-organisms is limited and research in the field is scarce despite its importance for microbial biodiversity and biotechnological innovation. Preservation of fastidious organisms such as methane-oxidizing bacteria (MOB) has proven difficult. Most MOB do not...

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Main Authors: Sven Hoefman, Koenraad Van Hoorde, Nico Boon, Peter Vandamme, Paul De Vos, Kim Heylen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3335116?pdf=render