Improved most-probable-number method to detect sulfate-reducing bacteria with natural media and a radiotracer

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1700-1707

  Vester, Flemming ^a   Ingvorsen, Kjeld ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE; SULFATE; TRACER;

ENUMERATION; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; SAMPLING; SULPHATE-REDUCING BACTERIA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CULTURE MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; SLUDGE; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; TECHNIQUE;

DENMARK; KYSING FJORD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031804014     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.5.1700-1707.1998     Document Type: Article

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