Evaluation of the Phene Plate generalized microplate for metabolic fingerprinting and for measuring fermentative capacity of mixed bacterial populations

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 511-518

  Katouli, M ^a   Foo, E ^a   Kuhn I ^a   Mollby R ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; METABOLISM; MINERAL OILS;

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIAL POPULATION; BACTERIAL SPECIES; INTESTINAL BACTERIA; METABOLIC FINGERPRINTING; METABOLIC FINGERPRINTS; METABOLIC RESPONSE; MICROPLATES; NITROGEN ATMOSPHERES; SUBSTRATE UTILIZATION;

CARBOHYDRATES;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; FERMENTATION; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0030956699     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00146.x     Document Type: Article

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