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This workshop largely concentrated on the viable, non-culturable (VNC) cells of Campylobacter jejuni which are thought to represent a dormant state that favours the survival of an apparently fragile organism outside the host animal and may facilitate eventual transmission to another host. The existence of truly dormant cells and their possible role in the infection of food animals are, however, controversial. This workshop sought to assess the available evidence for VNC cells and to consider their infectivity for young chicks and resnonses to various environmental conditions.
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Humphrey, T.J., Mead, G.C. (1996). Summary of Workshop. In: Newell, D.G., Ketley, J.M., Feldman, R.A. (eds) Campylobacters, Helicobacters, and Related Organisms. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9558-5_2
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