JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS, vol. 36, n° 3, 1999, pages 227-235, réf. 1p., ISSN 0167-7012, IRL
The gfp-tagging method and lux-tagging method were compared to select a better method for verifying a viable but nonculturable (VBNC) state of bacteria in the environment.
An environmental isolate of Salmonella typhi was chromosomally marked with a gfp gene encoding green fluorescent protein (GFP).
The hybrid transposon mini-Tn5 gfp was transconjugated from E. coli to S. typhi.
Using the same method, S.
Typhi was chromosomally marked with luxAB genes encoding luciferase.
The survival of gfp-tagged S. typhi introduced into groundwater microcosms was examined by GFP-based plate count, total cell count, and a direct viable count method.
In microcosms containing lux-tagged S. typhi, luminescence-based plate count and the measurement of bioluminescence of each microcosm sample were performed.
In microcosms containing lux-tagged S. typhi, viable but nonculturable cells could not be detected by using luminometry.
As no distinguishable luminescence signals from the background signals were found in samples containing no culturable cells, a VBNC state of S. typhi could not be verified in lux-based systems.
However, comparison between GFP-based direct viable counts and plate counts was a good method for verifying the VBNC state of S. typhi.
Because GFP-based direct viable count method provided a direct and precise estimation of viable cells of introduced bacteria into natural environments, it can be used for verifying the VBNC state of bacteria in environmental samples.
Mots-clés BDSP : Bactérie, Environnement, Eau souterraine, Méthode
Mots-clés Pascal : Salmonella typhi, Enterobacteriaceae, Bactérie, Environnement, Milieu aquatique, Eau souterraine, Microcosme, Méthode, Détection, Protéine fluorescente verte, Analyse quantitative, Viabilité, Evaluation performance
Mots-clés Pascal anglais : Salmonella typhi, Enterobacteriaceae, Bacteria, Environment, Aquatic environment, Ground water, Microcosm, Method, Detection, Green fluorescent protein, Quantitative analysis, Viability, Performance evaluation
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Code Inist : 002A05B14. Création : 16/11/1999.