Rapid in Situ Enumeration of Physiologically Active Bacteria in River Waters using Fluorescent Probes

Microbes and Environments

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-8

  Yamaguchi, Nobuyasu ^a   Kenzaka, Takehiko ^a   Nasu, Masao ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

esterase activity; fluorescent staining; respiratory activity; river

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001967946     PISSN: 13426311     EISSN: 13474405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.12.1     Document Type: Article

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