Determination of the viability of Escherichia coli at the single organism level by electrorotation

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2049-2051

  Hodgson, Clare E ^a   Pethig, Ronald ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHORESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; ROTATION; SURFACE CHARGE; TORQUE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031754387     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/44.9.2049     Document Type: Conference Paper

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