Of energy and survival incognito: A relationship between viable but non-culturable cells (VBNC) formation and inorganic polyphosphate and formate metabolism in Campylobacter jejuni
Campylobacter jejuni is a Gram-negative foodborne bacterium that can cause mild to serious diseases in humans. A variety of stress conditions including exposure to formic acid, a weak organic acid, can cause C. jejuni to form viable but nonculturable cells (VBNC), which was proposed as a potential s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-07-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00183/full |