Bacterial loss and degradation of bacterial membrane in preserved seawater samples

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 856-859

  Decamp, Olivier ^a,b   Rajendran, Narasimmalu ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nansei Natl Fisheries Res Inst   (Japan)

Author keywords

BacLight; Bacteria; Degradation; Membrane integrity; Preserved seawater sample; Storage

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; SEA WATER;

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; SAMPLING; SEAWATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; NONHUMAN; PRESERVATION; STORAGE;

EID: 0032192340     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00078-2     Document Type: Article

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