A convenient method for maintaining Chloroflexus for long time periods as slow growing liquid cultures

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 27, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 151-155

  Malik, Khursheed A ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE DSMZ GERMAN COLLECTION OF MICROORGANISMS AND CELL CULTURES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adsorption materials; Chloroflexus; Long term maintenance; Slow growing; Standing liquid cultures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIBRIONACEAE;

EID: 0030292314     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(96)00942-6     Document Type: Article

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