Microscale assay for screening of inhibitory activity of Lactobacillus

BioTechniques

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1224-1228

  Lash, Bradley W ^a   Gourama, Hassan ^a   Mysliwiec, Tami H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL DENSITY; CELL FREE SYSTEM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; DRUG SCREENING; LACTOBACILLUS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MICROSCALE OPTICAL DENSITY ASSAY; OPTICAL DENSITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 0036913575     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/02336bm08     Document Type: Article

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