viable but not (non-) culturable (bacteria)

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-029714",
  "term": "viable but not (non-) culturable (bacteria)",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "VBNC bacteria represent the part of the bacteria population, which is not able to grow in usual culture media and which cannot be resuscitated by traditional resuscitation techniques but which retain metabolic activity detected by various methods in the conditions tested.",
  "abbreviation": "VNBC",
  "synonyms": [
    "VNC"
  ],
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "Besnard et al. 2002"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/viable-but-not-non-culturable-bacteria/"
}