Rapid Confirmation of Clostridium perfringens by Using Chromogenic and Fluorogenic Substrates

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 4382-4384

  Adcock, Philip W ^a   Saint, Christopher P ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

2 NITROPHENYLGALACTOSIDE; 2-NITROPHENYLGALACTOSIDE; 4 METHYLUMBELLIFERYL PHOSPHATE; 4 NITROPHENYLGALACTOSIDE; 4-METHYLUMBELLIFERYL PHOSPHATE; ACID PHOSPHATASE; CHROMOGENIC SUBSTRATE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLUORESCENT DYE; HYMECROMONE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; EVALUATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CULTURE MEDIA; FLUORESCENT DYES; HYMECROMONE; NITROPHENYLGALACTOSIDES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035461284     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.9.4382-4384.2001     Document Type: Article

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