Influence of water chlorination on the counting of bacteria with DAPI (4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole)

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1564-1569

  Saby, S ^a,b   Sibille, I ^a   Mathieu, L ^a   Paquin, J L ^a   Block, J C ^b  

^a Lab d'Hyg/de Rech en S Publique   (France)

^b NanCIE/Lab S Environnement   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; DRINKING WATER; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CHLORINATION; DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; STAINING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030957497     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.4.1564-1569.1997     Document Type: Article

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