A new sensitive bioassay for determination of microbially available phosphorus in water

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2032-2034

  Lehtola, Markku J ^a   Miettinen, Ilkka T ^a   Vartiainen, Terttu ^a,b   Martikainen, Pertti J ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DRINKING WATER; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOASSAY; CELL GROWTH; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ENERGY RESOURCE; GROWTH REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0032900367     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.5.2032-2034.1999     Document Type: Article

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