Use of nucleic acid dyes SYTO-13, TOTO-1, and YOYO-1 in the study of Escherichia coli and marine prokaryotic populations by flow cytometry

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4608-4611

  Guindulain, T ^a   Comas, J ^a   Vives Rego, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DNA; RIBONUCLEASE; RNA; SEA WATER;

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUE; ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HISTOGRAM; NONHUMAN;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030661565     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.11.4608-4611.1997     Document Type: Article

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