A matter of bacterial life and death
Open Access
- 1 September 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in EMBO Reports
- Vol. 2 (9) , 770-774
- https://doi.org/10.1093/embo-reports/kve182
Abstract
Over 50 years ago, standard microbiological methods were established for determining whether bacterial cells were dead or alive. Recently there has been a flurry of reports suggesting that bacteria may exist in an eclipsed state, escaping detection by standard methods. Whether there really is such a state is of more than academic interest, considering the implications for public health. The ensuing debate has been unusually energetic for the normally cultured community of microbiologists.Keywords
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