Environmental persistence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia multivorans in sea water: preliminary evidence of a viable but non-culturable state

Br J Biomed Sci. 2007;64(3):129-31. doi: 10.1080/09674845.2007.11978100.

Authors

J E Moore¹, Y Nagano, B C Millar, M McCalmont, J S Elborn, J Rendall, S Pattison, J S G Dooley, C E Goldsmith

Affiliation

¹ Northern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology. jemoore@niphl.dnet.co.uk

PMID: 17910284
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2007.11978100

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Burkholderia cepacia complex / isolation & purification*
Burkholderia cepacia complex / metabolism
Colony Count, Microbial
Cystic Fibrosis / complications
Cystic Fibrosis / microbiology*
Humans
Lung / microbiology*
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / isolation & purification*
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / metabolism
Seawater / microbiology*
Water Microbiology*