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. 2020 Jun 16;11:1202. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01202

TABLE 6.

Inhibition of nutritional status on the formation of VBNC state of E. coli O157:H7.

Protocol number Culturable
Viable
4°C −20°C 4°C −20°C
1 / /
2 + + ND ND
3 + + ND ND
4 + + ND ND
5 / /
6 + + ND ND

“+” stands for E. coli is culturable, “/” stands for E. coli is not culturable, “-” stands for E. coli is not active, and “ND” stands for E. coli activity not detected.