Improved soil dispersion procedures for total bacterial counts, extraction of indigenous bacteria and cell survival

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 279-286

  Lindahl, Viggo ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bacterial count; Bacterial extraction; Cell survival; Periodate; Saccharase; Soil dispersion

Indexed keywords

BETA FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; PERIODATE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PYROPHOSPHATE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL SURVIVAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL MICROFLORA;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030174626     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-7012(95)00102-6     Document Type: Article

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