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ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 86, Issue 2, Pages 189-199Publisher
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DOI: 10.1023/B:ANTO.0000036146.28808.93
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Escherichia coli survival; surrounding medium composition; viable but non-culturable state
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In Escherichia coli, during survival under adverse conditions, namely starvation and luminous radiation, two things occur. On the one hand organic substances are released into the surrounding medium and on the other there is a transition from the culturable state to viable but non-culturable (VBNC). An analysis of organic molecules released into the surrounding medium showed the presence of proteins, dissolved free amino acids, and dissolved monomeric carbohydrates. The concentration of these substances in the medium changed with exposure time, type of stress and type of molecule. The proteins accumulated in the medium and in some cases their identification revealed the presence of components of the outer membrane. Variations in the concentration of amino acids and carbohydrates point to a twofold process of excretion and uptake. Indeed, cell free supernatants supported the growth of several generations of a population of 10(4) cells ml(-1). The survival of E. coli in supernatants previously colonized by cells in the VBNC state was greater than that observed in the control experiments, with a short delay in the loss of culturability. It was thus clear that organic molecules released into the medium play a role in the transition from culturable to VBNC state.
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