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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2026

Application-focused validation of a viability-selective PMA-qPCR assay for selected skin-associated and cosmetic-relevant bacteria.

Sejin Cheon, Jimin Yoo, Yunseok Oh, Haeun Lee, Dong-Geol Lee, Seunghyun Kang, Chunho Park, Seyoung Mun, Young Mok Heo, Kyudong Han

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Sejin Cheon *COSMAX BTI R&I Center, Bundang-Gu, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
Jimin Yoo *Department of Microbiology, College of Bio-convergence, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.
Yunseok Oh *Department of Microbiology, College of Bio-convergence, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.
Haeun LeeCOSMAX BTI R&I Center, Bundang-Gu, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
Dong-Geol LeeCOSMAX BTI R&I Center, Bundang-Gu, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
Seunghyun KangCOSMAX BTI R&I Center, Bundang-Gu, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
Chunho ParkCOSMAX BTI R&I Center, Bundang-Gu, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
Seyoung MunDepartment of Microbiology, College of Bio-convergence, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.
Young Mok HeoCOSMAX BTI R&I Center, Bundang-Gu, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
Kyudong HanDepartment of Microbiology, College of Bio-convergence, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.

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Abstract

Accurate quantification of viable bacteria is essential for ensuring product safety and quality in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics industries. However, conventional plate culture methods are time-consuming and fail to detect viable but non-culturable (VBNC) cells, which frequently occur under environmental stress or preservation conditions and can influence product stability and safety. Accordingly, the need for a quantification method that accounts for VBNC cells has increased. In this study, we optimized and validated a viability-selective quantification method by combining propidium monoazide (PMA), a membrane-impermeable dye, with quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR).

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Cq–CFULODLOQPMA-qPCRStaphylococcus epidermidis CICARIA

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PMID42643727
PMCPMC13504801

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