Title |
Characterization and resuscitation of ‘non-culturable’ cells of Legionella pneumophila
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Published in |
BMC Microbiology, January 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2180-14-3 |
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Authors |
Adrien Ducret, Maïalène Chabalier, Sam Dukan |
Abstract |
Legionella pneumophila is a waterborne pathogen responsible for Legionnaires' disease, an infection which can lead to potentially fatal pneumonia. After disinfection, L. pneumophila has been detected, like many other bacteria, in a "viable but non culturable" state (VBNC). The physiological significance of the VBNC state is unclear and controversial: it could be an adaptive response favoring long-term survival; or the consequence of cellular deterioration which, despite maintenance of certain features of viable cells, leads to death; or an injured state leading to an artificial loss of culturability during the plating procedure. VBNC cells have been found to be resuscitated by contact with amoebae. |
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