The viable but nonculturable (VBNC) state has been recognized as a strategy for bacteria to
cope with stressful environments; in this state, bacteria fail to grow on routine culture …

Many bacterial species have been found to exist in a viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state
since its discovery in 1982. VBNC cells are characterized by a loss of culturability on routine …

Bacteria have evolved numerous means of survival in adverse environments with dormancy,
as represented by “persistence” and the “viable but nonculturable”(VBNC) state, now …

Under stress conditions, many species of bacteria enter into starvation mode of metabolism
or a physiologically viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state. Several human pathogenic …

Background One of the working mechanisms of probiotic bacteria is their ability to compete
with pathogens. To define the probiotic properties of seven Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) …

Microbial dormancy is a widespread phenomenon employed by bacteria to evade
environmental threats including antibiotics. This intrinsic mechanism of antibiotic tolerance …

Viable but nonculturable (VBNC) cells were recognized 30 years ago; and despite decades
of research on the topic, most results are disperse and apparently incongruous. Since its …

Infections caused by bacterial species from the genus Campylobacter are one of the four
main causes of strong diarrheal enteritis worldwide. Campylobacteriosis, a typical food …

Campylobacter species are the most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis, with C.
jejuni responsible for the majority of these cases. Although it is clear that livestock, and …

Campylobacter can enter a viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state to evade various
stresses, and this state is undetectable using traditional microbiological culturing …