Influence of fluorescence of bacteria stained with acridine orange on the enumeration of microorganisms in raw milk

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2753-2758

  Rapposch, S ^a   Zangerl, P ^a   Ginzinger, W ^a  

^a Federal Institute for Alpine Dairying   (Austria)

Author keywords

Acridine orange; Bactoscan; Direct epifluorescent filter technique

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

ACRIDINE ORANGE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; CATTLE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING;

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; MILK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0034544368     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)75170-8     Document Type: Article

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