Determination of abundance and biovolume of bacteria in sediments by dual staining with 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole and acridine orange: Relationship to dispersion treatment and sediment characteristics

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 3407-3412

  Kuwae, Tomohiro ^a   Hosokawa, Yasushi ^a  

^a Port and Harbour Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; ACRIDINE ORANGE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL POLLUTION; STAINING;

EID: 0032809571     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.8.3407-3412.1999     Document Type: Article

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