A comparative study of different methods to determine the total number and the survival ratio of bacteria in aerobiological samples

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 459-469

  Henningson, Eva Welam ^a   Lundquist, Margareta ^a   Larsson, Eva ^a   Sandström, Gunnar ^a,b   Forsman, Mats ^a  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ESTIMATION; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; SAMPLING; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

AEROBIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; COULTER COUNTER ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIA;

ACCURACY; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COULTER COUNTER; DILUTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031128494     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(96)00447-8     Document Type: Article

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