A novel PhosphorImager-based technique for monitoring the microbial reduction of technetium

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 578-582

  Lloyd, J R ^a   Macaskie, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION; REDUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030049332     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.2.578-582.1996     Document Type: Article

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