Development of a flow cytometric method to analyze subpopulations of bacteria in probiotic products and dairy starters

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2934-2942

  Bunthof, Christine J ^a   Abee, Tjakko ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; CELLS; DAIRIES; ENZYME KINETICS; FERMENTATION;

BACTERIAL SUSPENSIONS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PYRIDINIUM DERIVATIVE;

FLOW CYTOMETRY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CELL CULTURE; CELL PERMEABILIZATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DAIRY PRODUCT; FERMENTATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MILK; NONHUMAN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STARTER CULTURE; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DAIRY PRODUCTS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT DYES; MILK; PROBIOTICS; THIAZOLES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM WCFS1;

EID: 0036271650     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.68.6.2934-2942.2002     Document Type: Article

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