Listeria monocytogenes Sublethal Injury and Viable-but-Nonculturable State Induced by Acidic Conditions and Disinfectants

ABSTRACT The dormancy continuum hypothesis states that in response to stress, cells enter different stages of dormancy ranging from unstressed living cells to cell death, in order to ensure their long-term survival under adverse conditions. Exposure of Listeria monocytogenes cells to sublethal stres...

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Main Authors: Marianna Arvaniti, Panagiotis Tsakanikas, Vasiliki Papadopoulou, Artemis Giannakopoulou, Panagiotis Skandamis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-12-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/Spectrum.01377-21