Enumeration of viable bacteria in the marine pelagic environment

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 174-177

  Bianchi, Armand ^a,c   Giuliano, Laura ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c Lyon I University   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; POLYCARBONATE; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FILTER; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; STAINING; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL COUNTERS; ENUMERATION; PELAGIC; POPULATION DETERMINATION; POPULATION NUMBER; TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0029668827     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.1.174-177.1996     Document Type: Article

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