Effects of the Composition of Bacteriological Growth Media on a Chemiluminometric Assay of β-Galactosidase in Escherichia coli

Luminescence

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 165-175

  Van Poucke, Stefan O ^a   Nelis, Hans J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

1,2 dioxetanes; Bacteriological growth media; Chemiluminescence; Coliforms; Escherichia coli; Luminescent background; Quenching; galactosidase

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROLYSIS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PROTEINS; QUENCHING;

1,2-DIOXETANE; BACTERIOLOGICAL GROWTH MEDIUM; COLIFORMS; DIOXETANES; GROWTH MEDIUM; LIGHT OUTPUT; LUMINESCENT BACKGROUND; PROTEIN HYDROLYSATE; QUENCHING; Β- GALACTOSIDASE;

CHEMILUMINESCENCE;

1,2 DIOXETANE; 1,2-DIOXETANE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; POLYMYXIN B;

ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PHOTOMETRY;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTOMETRY; POLYMYXIN B;

EID: 0031129756     PISSN: 15227235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1271(199705/06)12:3<165::aid-bio430>3.0.co;2-z     Document Type: Article

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