A comparison of the Bioscreen method and microscopy for the determination of lag times of individual cells of Listeria monocytogenes

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 468-472

  Wu, Y ^a   Griffiths, M W ^a   McKellar, R C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; LISTERIA; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

BIOSCREEN; CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; DETECTION TIME; DOUBLING TIME; INDIVIDUAL CELLS; LAG PHASE DURATION; LAG-TIME; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

DISEASES;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034116808     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765x.2000.00748.x     Document Type: Article

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