Quantification of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli in the liquid medium by fluorimetry and its use in phagocytosis assay

Journal of Applied Bacteriology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 577-582

  Fang, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; FLUORESCENCE;

E. COLI; FLUORIMETRIC ASSAYS; FLUORIMETRIC TECHNIQUE; FLUORIMETRY; INOCULA; LIQUID MEDIA; LOGARITHMIC GROWTH; PHAGOCYTOSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIABLE CELLS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUOROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0029930768     PISSN: 00218847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1996.tb03260.x     Document Type: Article

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