Viability and activity in readily culturable bacteria: A review and discussion of the practical issues

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-187

  Kell, Douglas B ^a   Kaprelyants, Arseny S ^a,b   Weichart, Dieter H ^a   Harwood, Colin R ^c   Barer, Michael R ^c  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BACH INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anabiosis; Cryptobiosis; Culturability; Dormancy; Metabolic activity; Thanatology; Viability

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; VIABILITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL VIABILITY; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031878249     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1000664013047     Document Type: Article

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