Utility of green fluorescent nucleic acid dyes and aluminum oxide membrane filters for rapid epifluorescence enumeration of soil and sediment bacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 5000-5003

  Weinbauer, Markus G ^a   Beckmann, Christiane ^a   Höfle, Manfred G ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; ALUMINUM OXIDE; DYE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; POLYCARBONATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CELL COUNT; FLUORESCENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; SOIL MICROFLORA; STAINING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031736602     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.12.5000-5003.1998     Document Type: Article

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