Evaluation of flow cytometric methods for the detection and viability assessment of bacteria from soil

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 91-100

  Porter, J ^a,b   Pickup, R ^b   Edwards, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; SOIL ENVIRONMENT; VIABILITY ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030613922     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(96)00254-4     Document Type: Article

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