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. 2022 Jun 28;10(4):e00704-22. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00704-22

TABLE 2.

Assessment of the viability loss rate of V. cholerae strain C6706 on day 40 of VBNC-state development by quantification using oil-enveloped bacteria, a metal bath, and a DNA kit for qPCR and ddPCR

Gene Method VBNC rate Viability loss rate
Oil-enveloped bacteria qPCR 29.74% 70.26%
ddPCR 46.06% 53.94%
Metal bath qPCR 31.62% 68.38%
ddPCR 41.69% 58.31%
DNA kit qPCR 36.31% 63.69%
ddPCR 43.65% 56.35%