Mechanisms of INT (2-(4-iodophenyl)-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-phenyl tetrazolium chloride), and CTC (5-cyano-2,3-ditolyl tetrazolium chloride) reduction in Escherichia coli K-12

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 161-175

  Smith, James J ^a,b   McFeters, Gordon A ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Montana Microbiological Services   (United States)

Author keywords

CTC; Dehydrogenase; Electron transport; INT; Respiration; Tetrazolium

Indexed keywords

TETRAZOLIUM;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; RESPIRATORY CHAIN;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030804406     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(97)00036-5     Document Type: Article

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