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The viable-but-nonculturable condition is induced by copper in Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Rhizobium leguminosarum

Applied and Environmental Microbiology (1999) 65(8) 3754-3756
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.8.3754-3756.1999
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Many bacteria respond to changes in environmental conditions by entering the viable-but-nonculturable state. We have determined that copper can induce nutrient-starved Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Rhizobium leguminosarum cells to become viable but nonculturable. This is the first report of a chemical inducer of this condition.

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Alexander, E., Pham, D., & Steck, T. R. (1999). The viable-but-nonculturable condition is induced by copper in Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Rhizobium leguminosarum. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 65(8), 3754–3756. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.65.8.3754-3756.1999

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