Application of laser scanning for the rapid and automated detection of bacteria in water samples

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 785-795

  Reynolds, D T ^a   Fricker, C R ^a  

^a THAMES WATER UTILITIES LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; LASER APPLICATIONS; MICROFILTRATION; NUCLEIC ACIDS; POTABLE WATER; SURFACE ANALYSIS; WATER FILTRATION;

ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES; APPLICATION OF LASER; AUTOMATED DETECTION; ESTERASE ACTIVITIES; FLUORESCENT PRODUCTS; HETEROTROPHIC PLATE COUNTS; LASER SCANNING; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; RAPID DETECTION; WATER SAMPLES;

BACTERIA;

CHLORIDE; ESTERASE; FLUORESCENT DYE;

BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; LASER METHOD; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; STAINING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 0032935866     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00721.x     Document Type: Article

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