Flow cytometric assessment of the survival ratio of Francisella tularensis in aerobiological samples

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 241-249

  Henningson, Eva W ^a   Krocova, Zuzana ^b   Sandström, Gunnar ^a,c   Forsman, Mats ^a  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^b DEPARTMENT OF TOXICOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Flow cytometry; Francisella tularensis; Monoclonal antibody; Rhodamine 123; Survival ratio

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; RHODAMINE 123;

AEROBIOLOGY; BACTERIA TULAREMIA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; SURVIVAL RATE;

ACCURACY; AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TECHNIQUE;

FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS;

EID: 0032031416     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(97)00098-6     Document Type: Article

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