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VBNC cells were incubated at 30°C for 3 days and then culturable cells were enumerated based on the formation of visible colonies on CPG medium (thick gray bar). Culturable cells (closed square) and nonculturable cells (open square). Vertical bars represent standard deviations of three replicates.
