Gram characteristics determined on single cells and at the microcolony level of bacteria immobilized on polycarbonate membrane filters

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 185-192

  Binnerup, Svend Jørgen ^a,b   Højberg, Ole ^a   Sørensen, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Gram staining; Microcolony formation; Rhizosphere; Silicone immobilization; Soil bacteria

Indexed keywords

POLYCARBONATE; SILICONE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; IMMOBILIZATION; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL MICROFLORA; STAINING; TECHNIQUE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031929266     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(97)00102-4     Document Type: Article

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