Fluorescent brighteners: Novel stains for the flow cytometric analysis of microorganisms

Cytometry

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 311-315

  Davey, Hazel M ^a   Kell, Douglas B ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Discrimination; Ethanol fixed; Fluorescent brightener; Microorganism

Indexed keywords

TINOPAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUOROMETRY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA; BENZENESULFONATES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT DYES; FUNGI; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PYRONES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; MAMMALIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0030876087     PISSN: 01964763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0320(19970801)28:4<311::AID-CYTO6>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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