A comparison of enumeration methods for culturable Pseudomonas fluorescens cells marked with green fluorescent protein

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-145

  Cassidy, M B ^a   Leung, K T ^a   Lee, H ^a   Trevors, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Drop plate; Enumeration; Green fluorescent protein (GFP); Most probable number (MPN); Pseudomonas fluorescens; Rhizosphere; Soil

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC MARKER; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; TECHNIQUE;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PLANT ROOTS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SEEDS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TRITICUM;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0033975790     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(99)00131-1     Document Type: Article

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