Enumeration and biomass estimation of bacteria in aquifer microcosm studies by flow cytometry

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 4580-4586

  Deleo, Paul C ^a,b   Baveye, Philippe ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b MALCOLM PIRNIE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOMASS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; HISTOGRAM; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; SEDIMENT;

BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACILLUS;

AQUIFER MICROCOSM; BACTERIA; BIOMASS ESTIMATION; ENUMERATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY;

EID: 0029659243     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.12.4580-4586.1996     Document Type: Article

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