Isolation of a Vibrio cholerae transposon-mutant with an altered viable but nonculturable response.

doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1994.tb07007.x

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Isolation of a Vibrio cholerae transposon-mutant with an altered viable but nonculturable response.

FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Jul 1994

Ravel J, Hill R T, Colwell R R

Abstract excerpt

We have isolated more than 2500 mutants of Vibrio cholerae by using transposon mutagenesis. Mutants were screened under low nutrient conditions in artificial seawater for an altered viable but nonculturable response, compared to the wild-type. Mutant JR09H1 entered the viable but nonculturable st...

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Bacteriological Techniques
DNA Transposable Elements
Mutation
Vibrio cholerae

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