African Journal of Laboratory Medicine

1. Pathogenic Analysis of the Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Samples With Pediatric Refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia
Fei Zhao, Jinrong Liu, Di Xiao, Liyong Liu, Jie Gong, Juan Xu, Huimin Li, Shunying Zhao, Jianzhong Zhang
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology  vol: 10  year: 2020  
doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.553739

2. Morphological and physiological changes in Lentilactobacillus hilgardii cells after cold plasma treatment
Iwona Niedźwiedź, Wojciech Juzwa, Krzysztof Skrzypiec, Tomasz Skrzypek, Adam Waśko, Michał Kwiatkowski, Joanna Pawłat, Magdalena Polak-Berecka
Scientific Reports  vol: 10  issue: 1  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-76053-x

3. Virulence genes expression in viable but non-culturable state of Listeria monocytogenes in fish meat
Mehdi Zolfaghari, Masoud Rezaei, Ashraf Mohabbati Mobarez, Mehdi Forozandeh Moghaddam, Hedayat Hosseini, Mohammad Khezri
Food Science and Technology International  vol: 26  issue: 3  first page: 205  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1177/1082013219877267

4. Tolerances of Deinococcus geothermalis Biofilms and Planktonic Cells Exposed to Space and Simulated Martian Conditions in Low Earth Orbit for Almost Two Years
Corinna Panitz, Jan Frösler, Jost Wingender, Hans-Curt Flemming, Petra Rettberg
Astrobiology  vol: 19  issue: 8  first page: 979  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1089/ast.2018.1913

5. Optimisation of protocol for effective detachment and selective recovery of the representative bacteria for extraction of metagenomic DNA from Eucalyptus spp. woodchips
Chika F. Nnadozie, Johnson Lin, Roshini Govinden
Journal of Microbiological Methods  vol: 148  first page: 155  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2018.04.009

6. BD Vacutainer™ Urine Culture & Sensitivity Preservative PLUS Plastic Tubes Minimize the Harmful Impact of Stressors Dependent on Temperature and Time Storage in Uropathogenic Bacteria
Samuel Treviño, Eduardo Ramírez-Flores, Steffany Cortezano-Esteban, Hugo Hernández-Fragoso, Eduardo Brambila
Journal of Clinical Medicine  vol: 13  issue: 17  first page: 5334  year: 2024  
doi: 10.3390/jcm13175334

7. Induction of a viable but non-culturable state in Salmonella Typhimurium by thermosonication and factors affecting resuscitation
Hongmei Liao, Lifen Jiang, Ruirui Zhang
FEMS Microbiology Letters  vol: 365  issue: 2  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1093/femsle/fnx249

8. Chicken Skin Decontamination of Thermotolerant Campylobacter spp. and Hygiene Indicator Escherichia coli Assessed by Viability Real-Time PCR
Imke F. Wulsten, Maja Thieck, André Göhler, Elisabeth Schuh, Kerstin Stingl
Pathogens  vol: 11  issue: 6  first page: 706  year: 2022  
doi: 10.3390/pathogens11060706

9. Survey of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli and faecal coliforms in beef carcasses destined for export at slaughterhouses in Brazil
Daniele BIER, Márcio Roberto SILVA, Carlos Alberto do Nascimento RAMOS, Giuliani D’Amico MORININGO, Tâmiris Aparecida dos Santos SILVA, Alaiza Corrêa de LIMA, Jenyfer Valesca Monteiro CHULLI, Flábio Ribeiro de ARAÚJO
Food Science and Technology  vol: 38  issue: 1  first page: 60  year: 2017  
doi: 10.1590/1678-457x.37816

10. Roles of metal ions in regulating the formation of a drinking water odorant (2,3,6-trichloroanisole) by Sphingomonas ursincola in drinking water
Xinyan Zhou, Kejia Zhang, Cheng Cen, Jiajia Wu, Xiaogang Wu
Science of The Total Environment  vol: 776  first page: 146054  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146054

11. From Dormancy to Viability: The Resuscitation Processes of Viable but Non-Culturable Bacteria—A Systematic Review
Prisca Tchato, Karine Marion-Sanchez, Talyssa Lebielle, Claude Olive
Microorganisms  vol: 14  issue: 1  first page: 136  year: 2026  
doi: 10.3390/microorganisms14010136

12. A Possible Flow Cytometry‐Based Viability and Vitality Assessment Protocol for Pathogenic Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 Postexposure to Simulated Gastric Fluid
Atheesha Singh, Tobias George Barnard, Stefania Cantore
BioMed Research International  vol: 2021  issue: 1  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1155/2021/5551845

13. Antimicrobial Activity of Diffusible Substances Produced by Lactococcus lactis Against Bacillus cereus in a Non-Contact Co-Culture Model
Yuting Han, Adenike A. Akinsemolu, Christian K. Anumudu, Taghi Miri, Helen Onyeaka
Hygiene  vol: 4  issue: 4  first page: 469  year: 2024  
doi: 10.3390/hygiene4040035

14. Survival strategies of Escherichia coli and Vibrio spp.: contribution of the viable but nonculturable phenotype to their stress-resistance and persistence in adverse environments
M. Orruño, V. R. Kaberdin, I. Arana
World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology  vol: 33  issue: 3  year: 2017  
doi: 10.1007/s11274-017-2218-5

15. Pseudomonas fluorescens Cells’ Recovery after Exposure to BAC and DBNPA Biocides
Ana C. Barros, Luis F. Melo, Ana Pereira
Antibiotics  vol: 11  issue: 8  first page: 1042  year: 2022  
doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11081042

16. Characterization of Microbial Signatures From Advanced Treated Wastewater Biofilms
Menu B. Leddy, Nur A. Hasan, Poorani Subramanian, Colin Heberling, Joseph Cotruvo, Rita R. Colwell
Journal AWWA  vol: 109  issue: 11  year: 2017  
doi: 10.5942/jawwa.2017.109.0116

17. Decay Rate of Escherichia coli in a Mountainous Tropical Headwater Wetland
Paty Nakhle, Laurie Boithias, Anne Pando-Bahuon, Chanthamousone Thammahacksa, Nicolas Gallion, Phabvilay Sounyafong, Norbert Silvera, Keooudone Latsachack, Bounsamay Soulileuth, Emma J. Rochelle-Newall, Yoan Marcangeli, Alain Pierret, Olivier Ribolzi
Water  vol: 13  issue: 15  first page: 2068  year: 2021  
doi: 10.3390/w13152068

18. Bacteriophage T4 propagation in E.coli exposed to severe substrate limitation
Ana Lisac, Aleš Podgornik
Virology Journal  vol: 22  issue: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1186/s12985-025-02934-0

19. Risk of Erwinia amylovora transmission in viable but nonculturable (VBNC) state via contaminated pruning shears
Yeon Ju Kim, Dong Hyuk Choi, Hyun Ju Choi, Duck Hwan Park
European Journal of Plant Pathology  vol: 165  issue: 3  first page: 433  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1007/s10658-022-02615-6

20. Antimicrobial Resistance Profile by Metagenomic and Metatranscriptomic Approach in Clinical Practice: Opportunity and Challenge
Langgeng Agung Waskito, Yudith Annisa Ayu Rezkitha, Ratha-korn Vilaichone, I Dewa Nyoman Wibawa, Syifa Mustika, Titong Sugihartono, Muhammad Miftahussurur
Antibiotics  vol: 11  issue: 5  first page: 654  year: 2022  
doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11050654

21. Formic acid, an organic acid food preservative, induces viable-but-non-culturable state, and triggers new Antimicrobial Resistance traits in Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae
Manisha Yadav, Samridhi Dhyani, Pooja Joshi, Sakshi Awasthi, Subhash Tanwar, Vishal Gupta, Deepak K. Rathore, Susmita Chaudhuri
Frontiers in Microbiology  vol: 13  year: 2022  
doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.966207

22. Antimicrobial resistance in wastewater-impacted coastal waters: implications for environmental surveillance and public health
Niamh Cahill, Aneta Kovarova, Zina Alfahl, Louise O’Connor, Dearbháile Morris
Microbiology   vol: 172  issue: 9  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1099/mic.0.001771

23. Role of food sanitising treatments in inducing the ‘viable but nonculturable’ state of microorganisms
Sergio Ferro, Tony Amorico, Permal Deo
Food Control  vol: 91  first page: 321  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2018.04.016

24. How Salmonella Works Under Osmotic and Desiccation Stresses
Mayara Messias Oliveira, Dionisio P. Amorim‐Neto, Anderson S. Sant'Ana
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety  vol: 25  issue: 3  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1111/1541-4337.70439

25. State of the art of nonthermal and thermal processing for inactivation of micro-organisms
J. Van Impe, C. Smet, B. Tiwari, R. Greiner, S. Ojha, V. Stulić, T. Vukušić, A. Režek Jambrak
Journal of Applied Microbiology  vol: 125  issue: 1  first page: 16  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1111/jam.13751

26. Strategy to Evaluate Changes in Bacterial Community Profiles and Bacterial Pathogen Load Reduction After Sewage Disinfection
Mandy Lok Yi Tang, Stanley Chun Kwan Lau
Frontiers in Microbiology  vol: 13  year: 2022  
doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.919207

27. A Phage Receptor-Binding Protein as a Promising Tool for the Detection of Escherichia coli in Human Specimens
Susana P. Costa, Alexandra P. Cunha, Paulo P. Freitas, Carla M. Carvalho
Frontiers in Microbiology  vol: 13  year: 2022  
doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.871855

28. First‐time characterization of viable but non‐culturable Proteus mirabilis: Induction and resuscitation
Reham Wasfi, Ghada Refaat Abdellatif, Hisham Mohamed Elshishtawy, Hossam M. Ashour
Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine  vol: 24  issue: 5  first page: 2791  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1111/jcmm.15031

29. Viability and removal assessment of Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. by real-time PCR with propidium monoazide in the hygienization of sewage sludge using three anaerobic processes
A. Flores-Ramírez, J. Ortega-Cuenca, Y. Cuetero-Martínez, D. de los Cobos, A. Noyola
Waste Management  vol: 161  first page: 254  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2023.02.019

30. Modified biosand filter coupled with a solar water pasteurizer: Decontamination study
Banu Sizirici
Journal of Water Process Engineering  vol: 23  first page: 277  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2018.04.008

31. Survival of escherichia coli in Water Microcosm Study and Rethinking its Use as Indicator
U. Saima, M. Alam, S. Akter
Microbiology  vol: 90  issue: 2  first page: 247  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1134/S0026261721020107

32. Molecular-genetic mechanisms of conservation of the pathogenic potential of the causative agents environments of natural-focus sapronosis
B. G. Andryukov, L. M. Somova, M. P. Bynina, I. N. Lyapun
Journal of microbiology, epidemiology and immunobiology  vol: 96  issue: 4  first page: 115  year: 2019  
doi: 10.36233/0372-9311-2019-4-115-126

33. Micro-Technologies for Assessing Microbial Dynamics in Controlled Environments
Shanna-Leigh Davidson, Tagbo H. R. Niepa
Frontiers in Microbiology  vol: 12  year: 2022  
doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.745835

34. Characteristics of viable-but-nonculturable Vibrio parahaemolyticus induced by nutrient-deficiency at cold temperature
Jae-Hyun Yoon, Sun-Young Lee
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition  vol: 60  issue: 8  first page: 1302  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1080/10408398.2019.1570076

35. Risk Factors for Detection, Survival, and Growth of Antibiotic-Resistant and Pathogenic Escherichia coli in Household Soils in Rural Bangladesh
Maria Camila Montealegre, Subarna Roy, Franziska Böni, Muhammed Iqbal Hossain, Tala Navab-Daneshmand, Lea Caduff, A. S. G. Faruque, Mohammad Aminul Islam, Timothy R. Julian, Claire Vieille
Applied and Environmental Microbiology  vol: 84  issue: 24  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1128/AEM.01978-18

36. Overview of VBNC, a survival strategy for microorganisms
Özge Kaygusuz İzgördü, Cihan Darcan, Ergin Kariptaş
3 Biotech  vol: 12  issue: 11  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1007/s13205-022-03371-4