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. 2001 Sep;67(9):3928–3933. doi: 10.1128/AEM.67.9.3928-3933.2001

TABLE 1.

Detection of E. coli O157:H7 in fecal samples from mice challenged with starvation-induced nonculturable cells

Animal no. Resulta on day postchallenge:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 + + NA NA NA NA
2 + ND +
3 + + + + ND +
4 + + + NA NA NA NA
a

+, culture positive for E. coli O157:H7; −, culture negative for E. coli O157:H7; NA, animal euthanized on day 4; ND, not determined.