Use of methylene violet staining procedures to determine yeast viability and vitality

Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 18-23

  Smart, Katherine A ^a   Chambers, Kay M ^a   Lambert, Ivan ^a   Jenkins, Cheryl ^a   Smart, Christopher A ^b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brewing; Methylene blue; Methylene violet; Vitality; Yeast viability

Indexed keywords

BEER PRODUCTION; CITRATE METHYLENE BLUE; CITRATE METHYLENE VIOLET; FERMENTATION; MICROBE METABOLISM; STAINING;

EID: 0032989320     PISSN: 03610470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/asbcj-57-0018     Document Type: Article

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