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Stress-Tolerant Dormant Bacterial Forms: Biological and Ultrastructural Properties of Moraxella catarrhalis and Kocuria rhizophila.
Bulletin of experimental biology and medicine - 1 Jan 2024
Manzenyuk O Yu, Suzina N E, Nikolaev Yu A, Mukhina T N, Firstova V V, El'-Registan G I, Shemyakin I G, Dyatlov I A
Abstract excerpt
Dormant forms of causative agents of healthcare-acquired infections Moraxella catarrhalis and Kocuria rhizophila have been obtained. Dormant forms cells retained viability during long-term storage (≈107 CFU/ml after 2 months) under provocative conditions (lack of nutrient sources; temperature 20°C, oxygen access) were characterized by heat resistance, and acquired special ultrastructural organization typical of...
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