Formation and Resuscitation of Viable but Nonculturable Salmonella typhi
Figure 2
Morphological characteristics of S. typhi under a Nikon 90i fluorescence microscope (a–d) (magnification, 1,000×) or an atomic force microscope (e, f). (a) Normal cells, (b) VBNC cells, (c) VBNC cells after absorbing added nutrition, (d) resuscitated cells, (e) normal cells by AFM, and (f) VBNC cells by AFM.