Chicken Embryo as an In Vivo Model to Revive Viable but Non-Culturable PathogensFilipe Carvalho 1, Iana Hemery 1, Catherine Schouler 2, Alessandro Pagliuso 1
1INRAE, Université Paris-Saclay, AgroParisTech, Micalis Institute, 2INRAE, Université de Tours, ISP
This method showcases the chicken embryo as a simple and cost-effective in vivo model to revive the bacterial pathogen L. monocytogenes from a viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state and with potential further uses in the understanding of bacterial dormancy mechanisms.