Quantitative analysis of the physiological heterogeneity within starved cultures of Micrococcus luteus by flow cytometry and cell sorting

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1311-1316

  Kaprelyants, Arseny S ^a   Mukamolova, Galina V ^a   Davey, Hazel M ^b   Kell, Douglas B ^b  

^a BACH INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RHODAMINE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL SELECTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; STARVATION;

EID: 0030002408     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.4.1311-1316.1996     Document Type: Article

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