Detection and enumeration of viable but non-culturable transconjugants of Escherichia coli during the survival of recipient cells in river water

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 340-346

  Arana, I ^a   Pocino, M ^a   Muela, A ^a   Fernandez Astorga A ^a   Barcina, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; CULTURABLE; DETECTION AND ENUMERATIONS; DIRECT VIABLE COUNTS; MATINGS; RIVER WATER; TRANSCONJUGANTS; VIABLE BUT NON-CULTURABLE;

CELLS;

RIVER WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ECOSYSTEM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030774741     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00244.x     Document Type: Article

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