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We investigated the survival of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts during winter in an aquatic environment (approximate temperature measurements between 1 and 7°C) in Norway, using morphology and uptake of dyes as indicators of viability. Previous research has shown that in the terrestrial environment, shear forces caused by freeze and thaw cycles probably cause the parasites to be inactivated. Such forces occurred infrequently in the aquatic environment, as freezing of the water around the parasites was not observed during the study period (although freezing of the water surface did occur). The rate of decline in viability (log10 N t/N 0) was similar in control and experimental environments for both parasites; no Cryptosporidium oocysts with viable morphology were detected after approximately 20 weeks and no Giardia cysts with apparently viable morphology could be detected after 1 month. These results suggest that infection with these parasites in Norway is not usually from transmission stages that have overwintered in the Norwegian environment.  相似文献   

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Measurements were made of the amount of liquid water present in the epidermal cells of onion at various degrees of dehydration caused by slow extracellular freezing and by desiccation. This was achieved by using a pulsed NMR spectrometer during freezing stress and by weighing the epidermal pieces during desiccation. Measurements were made on the extent of cell survival by direct microscopic observation (plasmolysis and protoplasmic streaming). Onion epidermal cells (Allium cepa L. cv. Downing Yellow Globe) were found to survive freezing temperatures as low as –20°C and an equivalent desiccation stress. This equivalence opposes the reports by others on Hordeum vulgare and on Solanum sp. of greater injury by freezing than by an equivalent dehydration due to desiccation. The discrepancy -has been explained in terms of the limitations of the conductivity method used by those authors to evaluate the injury. The freezing and desiccation curves correspond to the equation: L t=L0Δtm/t+Lu where Lt and L0 are the amounts of liquid water at temperature t and O°C respectively. Δtm is the freezing point depression of the cell sap and Lu is the amount of liquid water which does not freeze. These results demonstrate that the dehydration of onion cells during both freezing and desiccation duplicates the dehydration of ordinary aqueous solutions. This was equally true for living and dead cells, and suggests that the negative turgor invoked by others is not significantly involved in the dehydration of living Allium cepa epidermis cells. An explanation is proposed for these contradictory results.  相似文献   

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Mechanistic bases for freezing tolerance in anurans have been well-studied only in wood frogs, Rana sylvatica, so comprehensive explanations for the mechanisms and evolution of freezing tolerance in anurans are lacking. We measured crystallization temperatures, freezing tolerance/intolerance, and tissue glucose and glycogen phosphorylase activities in frozen and unfrozen winter-acclimated Pseudacris triseriata, Bufo cognatus and B. woodhousei. Freezing occurred at higher subzero temperatures on wet substrate than on dry substrate in all species, indicating susceptibility to inoculative freezing. P. triseriata was freeze-tolerant, but survival was dependent on the level of supercooling prior to freezing. All Bufo were freezing intolerant, regardless of crystallization temperature. Glucose was significantly elevated by freezing in both liver (35-fold) and leg muscle (22-fold) in winter P. triseriata, but only liver glucose was significantly elevated in B. cognatus. However, freezing did not alter glycogen phosphorylase activity in either species. Liver phosphorylase activity was significantly higher in P. triseriata than in B. cognatus, suggesting that capacity for mobilizing glucose from liver glycogen is associated with freezing tolerance. Summer measurements of liver phosphorylase activity, however, did not differ between species. Thus, P. triseriata, but not B. cognatus, exhibited winter increment of liver phosphorylase activity that is correlated with the development of freezing tolerance.Abbreviation T b body temperature - T c crystallization temperature - T r rebound temperature - T eq equilibrium temperature  相似文献   

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The frequency of freezing events during the early growing season and the vulnerability to freezing of plants in European high‐altitude environments could increase under future atmospheric and climate change. We tested early growing season freezing sensitivity in 10 species, from four plant functional types (PFTs) spanning three plant growth forms (PGFs), from a long‐term in situ CO2 enrichment (566 vs. 370 ppm) and 2‐year soil warming (+4 K) experiment at treeline in the Swiss Alps (Stillberg, Davos). By additionally tracking plant phenology, we distinguished indirect phenology‐driven CO2 and warming effects from direct physiology‐related effects on freezing sensitivity. The freezing damage threshold (lethal temperature 50) under ambient conditions of the 10 treeline species spanned from ?6.7±0.3 °C (Larix decidua) to ?9.9±0.6 °C (Vaccinium gaultherioides). PFT, but not PGF, explained a significant amount of this interspecific variation. Long‐term exposure to elevated CO2 led to greater freezing sensitivity in multiple species but did not influence phenology, implying that physiological changes caused by CO2 enrichment were responsible for the effect. The elevated CO2 effect on freezing resistance was significant in leaves of Larix, Vaccinium myrtillus, and Gentiana punctata and marginally significant in leaves of Homogyne alpina and Avenella flexuosa. No significant CO2 effect was found in new shoots of Empetrum hermaphroditum or in leaves of Pinus uncinata, Leontodon helveticus, Melampyrum pratense, and V. gaultherioides. Soil warming led to advanced leaf expansion and reduced freezing resistance in V. myrtillus only, whereas Avenella showed greater freezing resistance when exposed to warming. No effect of soil warming was found in any of the other species. Effects of elevated CO2 and soil warming on freezing sensitivity were not consistent within PFTs or PGFs, suggesting that any future shifts in plant community composition due to increased damage from freezing events will likely occur at the individual species level.  相似文献   

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Vitrification of endothelial cells (MHECT-5) has not previously been compared with controlled slow freezing methods under standardized conditions. To identify the best cryopreservation technique, we evaluated vitrification and standardized controlled-rate -1°C/minute cell freezing in a -80°C freezer and tested four cryoprotective agents (CPA), namely dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), ethylene glycol (EG), propylene glycol (PG), and glycerol (GLY), and two media, namely Dulbecco''s modified Eagle medium Ham’s F-12 (DMEM)and K+-modified TiProtec (K+TiP), which is a high-potassium-containing medium. Numbers of viable cells in proliferation were evaluated by the CellTiter 96® AQueous One Solution Cell Proliferation Assay (Promega Corporation, Mannheim, Germany). To detect the exact frozen cell number per cryo vial, DNA content was measured by using Hoechst 33258 dye prior to analysis. Thus, results could be evaluated unconstrained by absolute cell number. Thawed cells were cultured in 25 cm2 cell culture flasks to confluence and examined daily by phase contrast imaging. With regard to cell recovery immediately after thawing, DMSO was the most suitable CPA combined with K+TiP in vitrification (99 ±0.5%) and with DMEM in slow freezing (92 ±1.6%). The most viable cells in proliferation after three days of culture were obtained in cells vitrificated by using GLY with K+TiP (308 ±34%) and PG with DMEM in slow freezing (280 ±27%).  相似文献   

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Psychrotrophic and mesophilic isolates ofThiobacillus ferrooxidans were examined for their ability to survive at temperatures above the Tmax, below the Tmin, and at –15°C after a slow freeze. There were no thermoduric strains among those studied; the viable counts decreased by two to five orders of magnitude in 24 h, following exposure to a supermaximum temperature (2–4°C above the Tmax). Strain F1, when exposed to progressively higher temperatures, predictably showed increasingly rapid rates of death. When strain S2 was exposed to 2°C, a temperature below its Tmin but still above freezing, there was little change in the viable counts over the 38-day observation period. When the various strains were subjected to a slow freeze at –15°C, the cells died quite rapidly with the percentage survival among the strains varying from .0006% to .0155% after 24 h. A survival curve for strain A1 showed that the number of viable cells decreased by approximately three orders of magnitude in the first 4–6 h, and a further three orders of magnitude over the next 40 h.  相似文献   

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Cell lysis and molecular delivery in confluent monolayers of PtK2 cells are achieved by the delivery of 6 ns, λ = 532 nm laser pulses via a 40×, 0.8 NA microscope objective. With increasing distance from the point of laser focus we find regions of (a) immediate cell lysis; (b) necrotic cells that detach during the fluorescence assays; (c) permeabilized cells sufficient to facilitate the uptake of small (3 kDa) FITC‐conjugated Dextran molecules in viable cells; and (d) unaffected, viable cells. The spatial extent of cell lysis, cell detachment, and molecular delivery increased with laser pulse energy. Hydrodynamic analysis from time‐resolved imaging studies reveal that the maximum wall shear stress associated with the pulsed laser microbeam‐induced cavitation bubble expansion governs the location and spatial extent of each of these regions independent of laser pulse energy. Specifically, cells exposed to maximum wall shear stresses τw, max > 190 ± 20 kPa are immediately lysed while cells exposed to τw, max > 18 ± 2 kPa are necrotic and subsequently detach. Cells exposed to τw, max in the range 8–18 kPa are viable and successfully optoporated with 3 kDa Dextran molecules. Cells exposed to τw, max < 8 ± 1 kPa remain viable without molecular delivery. These findings provide the first direct correlation between pulsed laser microbeam‐induced shear stresses and subsequent cellular outcome. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)  相似文献   

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Mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs) derived from bone marrow, umbilical cord and especially adipose tissue are increasingly being explored for their therapeutic potential to treat a wide variety of diseases. A prerequisite for most allogeneic off-the-shelf and some autologous MSC therapies is the ability to safely and efficiently cryopreserve cells during production or for storage prior to treatment. Dimethyl sulfoxide (Me2SO) is still the commonly used gold standard cryoprotectant (CPA). However, undesirable cellular impacts and side effects of Me2SO have led to an increasing demand for the development of safe and effective alternatives.This study investigated the effect of pentaisomaltose as a CPA for cryopreservation of adipose-derived stromal/stem cells (ASCs). We compared pentaisomaltose-based freezing media containing 1% Me2SO (PIM1) or 2% Me2SO (PIM2) to our in-house freezing media formulation containing 10% Me2SO (STD10) and to CryoStor freezing media containing 2% or 10% Me2SO (CS2 and CS10). We assessed the recovery of viable ASCs, their phenotype, differentiation potential, proliferation potential, and migratory potential. Further, their immunomodulatory potential was assessed by measuring their ability to suppress T cell proliferation and express immunomodulatory markers.The results showed that the post-thaw viability of ASCs cryopreserved with STD10, CS10 and PIM2 was improved compared to that of CS2. The recovery of ASCs with PIM1 and PIM2 was also improved compared to that of CS2. Proliferation and migration were comparable among the tested freezing media. The results showed no difference in the induction of PDL1, PDL2 or IDO1 expression. Nevertheless, the potential of cryopreserved ASCs to suppress T cell proliferation was reduced when the Me2SO concentration was reduced (CS10>STD10>CS2 and PIM2>PIM1).Altogether, the migratory and immunomodulatory potential combined with improved recovery indicate that the addition of pentaisomaltose in the freezing media may allow for the reduction of the Me2SO concentration to 2% while retaining a more potent cell product that what is recovered using comparable freezing media. With the desire to reduce the amount of Me2SO, these results suggest that 2% and potentially even 1% Me2SO in combination with 10% pentaisomaltose could be an effective and less toxic alternative to comparable freezing media.  相似文献   

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Cryopreservation of isolated rat hepatocytes   总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4  
Summary Isolated parenchymal hepatocytes from adult rats were frozen in media containing 10% glycerol, 10% dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), or 20% DMSO. Three microsome-associated functions were compared in nonfrozen cells and cells frozen in each of the above cryoprotectant solutions. Freezing in DMSO maintains cytochromes P-450 and b5 and NADPH-cytochrome C reductase at levels nearer to control values than does freezing in glycerol. Cells frozen and subsequently thawed and cultured for 24 h lose a greater amount of cytochrome P-450 than do nonfrozen cultured cells. The levels of cytochrome b5 and reductase in frozen-thawed cells remain close to control values. Cell viability (trypan blue dye exclusion and percentage of attached cells) after freezing is maintained better using DMSO as a cryoprotectant. Dimethylsulfoxide protects the hepatocytes from freeze-induced damage to the extent that many viable cells attach to collagen-coated petri dishes, survive for at least 24 h, and still maintain significant levels of enzymes of importance to drug and carcinogen metabolism. This work was supported by Grant CA-30241 from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.  相似文献   

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Solidago canadensis, originating from the temperate region of North America, has expanded southward to subtropical regions through polyploidization. Here we investigated whether freezing tolerance of S. canadensis was weakened during expansion. Measurement of the temperature causing 50% ruptured cells (LT50) in 35 S. canadensis populations revealed ploidy-related differentiation in freezing tolerance. Freezing tolerance was found to decrease with increasing ploidy. The polyploid populations of S. canadensis had lower ScICE1 gene expression levels but more ScICE1 gene copies than the diploids. Furthermore, more DNA methylation sites in the ScICE1 gene promoter were detected in the polyploids than in the diploids. The results suggest that promoter methylation represses the expression of multi-copy ScICE1 genes, leading to weaker freezing tolerance in polyploid S. canadensis compared to the diploids. The study provides empirical evidence that DNA methylation regulates expression of the gene copies and supports polyploidization-driven adaptation to new environments.  相似文献   

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Knaupp M  Mishra KB  Nedbal L  Heyer AG 《Planta》2011,234(3):477-486
A role of non-reducing sugars like sucrose and raffinose in the protection of plant cells against damage during freezing has been proposed for many species, but reports on physiological effects are conflicting. Non-aqueous fractionation of mesophyll cell compartments in Arabidopsis thaliana was used to show that sucrose and raffinose accumulate in plastids during low temperatures, pointing to a physiological role in protecting the photosynthetic apparatus. Comparing a previously described raffinose synthase (RS) mutant of A. thaliana with its corresponding wild type, accession Col-0, revealed that a lack of raffinose has no effect on electrolyte leakage from leaf cells after freeze–thaw cycles, supporting that raffinose is not essential for protecting the plasma membrane. However, in situ chlorophyll fluorescence showed that maximum quantum yield of PS II photochemistry (F v/F m) and other fluorescence parameters of cold acclimated leaves subjected to freeze–thaw cycles were significantly lower in the raffinose synthase mutant than in the corresponding wild type, indicating that raffinose is involved in stabilizing PS II of cold acclimated leaf cells against damage during freezing.  相似文献   

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Nucellus-derived embryogenic callus cultures of Salustiana sweet orange were subjected to cryoconservation assays. Cryoprotection with 10%(vol/vol) dimethylsulfoxide, freezing by slow cooling and thawing by fast warming was suitable to recover viable growing cultures and whole plants through embryogenesis. Evaluation of liquid phase R 1 and solid phase R 2 cooling rates using a programmable freezing unit indicated that 100% of embryogenic cultures survived when frozen using a range of cooling rates (R 1 not above 0.5°C min–1 and R 2 not above 1°C min 1) and thawed by fast warming. Storage up to 2 years in liquid nitrogen did not affect the growth of the cryopreserved cultures and the recovery of whole plants. Cultures of four cultivars of sweet orange (C. sinensis Osb.), three cultivars of grapefruit (C. paradisi Macf.), and one cultivar each of lemon [C. limon (L.) Burm. f.], Cleopatra mandarin (C. reshni Hort. ex Tan.), sour orange (C. aurantium L.) and Mexican lime [C. aurantifolia (Christm.) Swing.] have been successfully cryopreserved. Problems using a viability assessment using fluorescein diacetate staining are discussed. Received: 15 April 1996 / Revision received: 22 July 1996 / Accepted: 6 August 1996  相似文献   

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Neural cells isolated from the brain have a number of research and clinical applications, including transplantation to patients with neurodegenerative conditions. Tissue supply is one of the major limiting factors to clinical transplantation. Cryopreservation of primary neural cells would improve supply, aid in organisation of transplantation surgery and facilitate research. To date, cryopreservation using standard methods has resulted in reduced yield and/or viability of primary neural tissue. In order to optimise freezing protocols specifically for such cells, the non-osmotic volume (Vb), water permeability (Lp) and permeability to cryoprotectant (Pcpa) were determined.Murine foetal brain tissue from the ganglionic eminence (GE), ventral mesencephalon (VM), or neocortical mantle (Ctx) was trypsinised to a single cell suspension. To determine Vb, cell volume was measured after exposure to anisotonic solutions of sucrose (150–1500 mOsmol/kg). Lp (μm/min.atm) and Pcpa (μm/s) were determined for GE cells by measuring cell volume during exposure to 1.5 mol/l cryoprotectant. Cell volume was determined using an electronic particle counting method.Vb was 27% for Ctx and GE, and 30% for VM. The osmotic response of GE cells was similar in the presence of propane-1,2-diol and dimethyl sulphoxide. In the presence of ethylene glycol, cell volume decrease was greater on initial exposure to cryoprotectant and recovery slower. Differences in Lp, but not Pcpa, were found between cryoprotectants.The present results provide key parameters for optimisation of freezing protocols for cryopreservation of primary foetal brain tissues for application in neural cell transplantation.  相似文献   

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T Nei  S Maekawa 《Cryobiology》1973,10(5):409-412
A comparative study of resistance to freezing in Streptococcus haemolyticus S.8 and its L-phase variant was made by viable counts of postthaw survival and also by morphological observation of freezing patterns with an electron microscope. It was recognized that L-phase cells are more susceptible to freezing than their original strains.  相似文献   

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Seasonal alterations in the ultrastructure of the plasma membrane produced by slow freezing were examined in cortical parenchyma cells of mulberry twigs (Morus bombyciz Koidz. cv. Goroji) grown in northern Japan. In freezing-sensitive summer, freezing produced distinct aparticulate domains with accompanying inverted hexagonalII (HII) phase transitions in the plasma membrane. In autumn and spring, during cold acclimation and deacclimation, freezing produced aparticulate domains in the plasma membrane without accompanying Hii phase transitions. In winter, when the twigs were freezing-tolerant, freezing did not produce ultrastructural alterations in the plasma membrane. A significant relationship was recognized between the percentages of cells with aparticulate domains in the plasma membrane, regardless of the presence or absence of HII phase transitions, and the occurrence of freezing injury throughout all seasons and at all freezing temperatures tested in each season. The aparticulate domains in the plasma membranes were shown to be produced by the close apposition of membranes due to freezing-induced dehydration and deformation of cells. Although the precise mechanisms that cause injury as a result of the formation of aparticulate domains in the plasma membrane remain unclear, our results indicate that the development of cold acclimation paralleled the process whereby cells developed the ability to reduce and finally to prevent the formation of aparticulate domains in the plasma membrane that would otherwise result from freezing-induced cellular dehydration and deformation that brings membranes into close proximity with one another.  相似文献   

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The effects of salicylic acid (SA) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) on freezing tolerance were studied in two potato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivars (Alpha and Atlantic) that differ in cold sensitivity, Alpha being more tolerant to freezing than Atlantic. Lowest freezing survival rates were observed in 4-week-old plants. Freezing treatments consisting of exposure to 6° C for 4 h in the dark were applied 24 h after plants had been transferred from in vitro culture to soil. Catalase activity and H2O2 were estimated at the following harvest points: stage (a) 4-week-old in vitro plants treated with either 0.1 mM SA or 5 mM H2O2; stage (b) as in (a) but 24 h following transfer to soil prior to freezing treatment; stage (c) as in (b) but measured 15 days after a 4-h freezing treatment. The results show that (1) SA induced freezing tolerance in both cultivars; (2) SA inhibited ascorbate peroxidase activities in both cultivars at all harvest points but inhibited catalase activities in only at stage (a); (3) SA induced H2O2 accumulation only in Atlantic at stage (a); (4) H2O2 enhanced shoot catalase activities in Atlantic at stages (a) and (b) whereas this treatment had no effect on shoot catalase activities in Alpha; (5) H2O2 treatment induced freezing tolerance in Atlantic, even though shoot catalase activities were lower than those of the controls following exposure to freezing temperatures. We conclude that SA does not always lead to H2O2 accumulation even though catalase and ascorbate peroxidase activities are decreased as a result of the treatment. Moreover, H2O2 accumulation is not always associated with the induction of freezing tolerance, for example at stage (a) where SA-induced tolerance in Alpha was not accompanied by H2O2 accumulation. H2O2 was able to induce freezing tolerance only in Atlantic, even though H2O2 accumulated in both cultivars following this treatment.  相似文献   

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The effects of osmotic dehydration and freezing on photosynthesis were studied in the brown alga Fucus distichus L. The data indicated that F. distichus exhibits similar physiological responses to both osmotic dehydration and freezing stress and that these responses resemble those in the literature for the effect of desiccation in air. Both stresses inhibited light-limited (Psubsat) and light-saturated (Pmax) photosynthesis measured immediately after plants were reimmersed in seawater. The degree of initial inhibition and subsequent recovery of photosynthesis were proportional to the severity of the dehydration or freezing treatment. Psubsat and Pmax recovered completely from osmotic dehydration for 3 h in 200% and 3 hr at – 10°C, but recovery was only partial following 3 h in 300%o or 3 h at – 15°C. In most cases, recovery was complete within 2 h following dehydration, with little further recovery occurring between 2 and 24 h posttreatment. No time-dependent recovery occurred following severe freezing. Observations using the vital stain fluorescein diacetate suggested that the lack of complete recovery might be due to severe damage or death of a proportion of cells in the thallus. There were no clear effects of either osmotic dehydration or freezing on dark respiration (Rd), although Rd was stimulated in all emersed treatments (frozen plants and 5° C controls) immediately following reimmersion. Measurement of chlorophyll fluorescence induction kinetics indicated that both osmotic dehydration and freezing reduced the ratio of variable to maximum florescence (Fv/Fm), indicating a decrease in the quantum efficiency of photosystem I. Based on these data, we suggest that there are common cellular and physiological components involved in the response of fucoid algae to a range of water stresses. This hypothesis was supported by experiments that showed that osmoacclimation in hyperosmotic seawater (51%o)for 2 weeks increased the ability of F. distichus to recover from freezing at – 15° C. During acclimation, mannitol content increased under hyperosmotic conditions and decreased under hypoosmotic conditions. Changes in plasma membrane integrity, determined by fresh weight: dry weight ratio, and amino acid release following freezing indicated an increasing gradient of freezing tolerance from low to high salinity. However, none of these physiological changes fully explained the marked increase in the freezing tolerance of photosynthesis observed in plants acclimated under hyperosmotic conditions.  相似文献   

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【背景】氧化压力会导致细菌进入活的非可培养(viable but non-culturable,VBNC)状态,菌落形成能力可能受到亚致死损伤的影响。目前对于VBNC态细菌的定量检测是基于活菌数与可培养数的差值,因此可培养数的检测对于VBNC态定量研究很关键,培养基组成不合适可能会造成漏检。【目的】分析培养基组成对氧化压力下亚致死损伤细菌检测的重要影响;探究常见食源性致病菌肠炎沙门氏菌在氧化压力下形成VBNC态的情况。【方法】分别采用Luria-Bertani (LB)、beef peptone yeast (BPY)和Salmonella Shigella (SS)培养基检测并比较肠炎沙门氏菌的可培养数;采用RT-qPCR、荧光染色-激光共聚焦显微镜观测氧化压力下肠炎沙门氏菌形成VBNC态的情况。【结果】非选择性培养基LB和BPY能检出亚致死细菌,SS培养基中牛胆盐导致可培养数减少;肠炎沙门氏菌经53°C过氧化氢处理1.5 h后进入VBNC态的比例显著高于53°C过氧化氢+亚铁离子和过氧化氢+柠檬酸处理(P<0.05)。【结论】在对VBNC态的检测中应选择合适的固体培养基检测可...  相似文献   

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