biovirus04 at gmail.com wrote:
> That's partially what I didn't get. Why would E. coli be
> non-culturable?
>> --Alex
Stress and low pH can induce a VBNC state in E. coli. Perhaps NaCl and
osmotic stress (or some other stress) in seawater can do likewise?
VBNC E coli are apparently found in aquatic environments.
Another method of enumeration that requires no culture would be FISH
using E coli specific probes.
Marc
