A novel method for continuous determination of the intracellular pH in bacteria with the internally conjugated fluorescent probe 5 (and 6-)-carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 178-183

  Breeuwer, Pieter ^a,b   Drocourt, Jean Louis ^b   Rombouts, Frank M ^a   Abee, Tjakko ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Chemunex SA   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2,7 BIS(CARBOXYETHYL) 6 CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; 6 CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; ACETOACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ALCOHOL; CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; DETERGENT; ESTER; ESTERASE; FLUORESCENT DYE; SUCCINIMIDE DERIVATIVE;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CALIBRATION; CELL PH; CELL VIABILITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROLYSIS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LISTERIA; NONHUMAN;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LISTERIA; LISTERIA INNOCUA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030040559     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.1.178-183.1996     Document Type: Article

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