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[Dormant state and phenotypic variability of Staphylococcus aureus and Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum].
Mikrobiologiia - 1 Jan 2000
Muliukin A L, Suzina N E, Mel'nikov V G, Gal'chenko V F, El'-Registan G I
Abstract excerpt
Ability to produce dormant forms (DF) was demonstrated for non-spore-forming bacteria Staphylococcus aureus (a nonpathogenic strain) and Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum (an organism of the normal oropharyngeal flora). The salient features of the sthaphylococcal and corynebacterial DF were (1) prolonged preservation of viability; (2) resistance to damaging factors (heat treatment); and (3) specific morplology...
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