Uptake kinetics of nucleic acid targeting dyes in S. aureus, E. faecalis and B. cereus: A flow cytometric study

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 167-176

  Walberg, Mette ^a   Gaustad, Peter ^a   Steen, Harald B ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 [5 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL)[2,5' BI 1H BENZIMIDAZOL] 2' YL]PHENOL; 4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; DYE; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; HOE 33342; MITHRAMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; DRUG TARGETING; DRUG UPTAKE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TECHNIQUE;

BACILLUS CEREUS; COLD; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT DYES; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; KINETICS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033105896     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(98)00118-3     Document Type: Article

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