A simple method for enumerating bacteriophages in soil

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 461-466

  Yin, X ^a,b   Zeph, L R ^a,c   Stotzky, G ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SRA Technologies Inc   (United States)

^c PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistant bacteria; Bacteriophages; Centrifugation; Enumeration; Filtration; Soil

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CENTRIFUGATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOIL; SURVIVAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

BACTERIOPHAGE; ENUMERATION; METHODOLOGY; PLAQUE TECHNIQUE; SOIL; VIRUS;

EID: 0030613188     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m97-065     Document Type: Article

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