The VBNC state: a fundamental survival strategy of <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>.

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Currently, the viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state is an underappreciated niche for pathogenic bacteria which provides a continuous source for recurrent infections and transmission. We propose the VBNC state to be a global persistence mechanism used by various A. baumannii strains to cope with many stresses it is confronted with in the clinical environment and in the host. This requires a novel strategy to detect viable cells of this pathogen that is not only based on plating assays.

SUBMITTER: Konig P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10653857 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature