Green fluorescent protein-based direct viable count to verify a viable but non-culturable state of Salmonella typhi in environmental samples

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 227-235

  Cho, Jang Cheon ^a   Kim, Sang Jong ^a  

^a Molecular Imaging Research Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

gfp; GFP based direct viable count method; luxAB; Salmonella typhi; Viable but nonculturable state

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GROUND WATER; LUCIFERASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOLUMINESCENCE; GENETIC MARKER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SURVIVAL RATE; TECHNIQUE;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FRESH WATER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUCIFERASES; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

SALMONELLA TYPHI;

EID: 0032958450     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(99)00038-X     Document Type: Article

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