Figure 2. Resuscitation of S. cerevisiae S288C from the VBNC state.

Total cell counts (♦), culturable counts (▪), and viable counts (▴) are shown. Resuscitation was induced by removal of the molecular SO₂ at different time intervals after entry into VBNC state (i.e. A: 3 days, B: 7 days, C: 14 days; D: 21 days; E: 30 days). Value 1 corresponds to an undetectable number (less to 10 CFU/mL). The values presented are the average of three replicates of three separate experiments.