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Conversion of viable but nonculturable enteric bacteria to culturable by co-culture with eukaryotic cells.

Collaborative Research Center of Okayama University for Infectious Diseases in India, Kolkata, India.
Microbiology and Immunology (impact factor: 1.3). 05/2012; 56(5):342-5. DOI:10.1111/j.1348-0421.2012.00440.x
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ABSTRACT Viable but nonculturable (VBNC) Vibrio cholerae non-O1/non-O139, V. parahaemolyticus, enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, enterotoxigenic E. coli, enteropathogenic E. coli, Shigella flexneri, and Salmonella enterica were converted to the culturable state by co-culture with selected eukaryotic cells, e.g., HT-29, Caco-2, T84, HeLa, Intestine 407, and CHO cells.

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