title: A matter of bacterial life and death.
abstract: Over 50 years ago, standard microbiological methods were established for determining whether bacterial cells were dead or alive. Recently there has been a flurry of reports suggesting that bacteria may exist in an eclipsed state, escaping detection by standard methods. Whether there really is such a state is of more than academic interest, considering the implications for public health. The ensuing debate has been unusually energetic for the normally cultured community of microbiologists.
authors.affiliation: Monsanto Company, 700 Chesterfield Parkway, Chesterfield, MO 63198, USA. gregg.bogosian@monsanto.com
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bogosian
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Bourneuf
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000166:cytology*; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D002455:Cell Division; D003470:Culture Media; D021902:Enterobacter aerogenes / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media