Adaptation of E. Coli cell method for micro-scale nitrate measurement with the Griess reaction in culture media

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-33

  Xu, Jianlin ^a   Xu, Xia ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

E. coli cell; Griess reaction; Microtiter plate; Nitrite and nitrate; Organic medium

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITRITE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; COLORIMETRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION;

CULTURE MEDIA; DIAZONIUM COMPOUNDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MEAT; NITRATES; NITRITES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 0034039015     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(00)00141-X     Document Type: Article

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