CTC staining and counting of actively respiring bacteria in natural stone using confocal laser scanning microscopy

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-84

  Bartosch, S ^a   Mansch, R ^b   Knotzsch K ^c   Bock, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acridine orange; Cell counts; Chemoorgaotrophic bacteria; CLSM; CTC; Natural stone; Nitrifying bacteria

Indexed keywords

5 CYANO 2,3 DITOLYLTETRAZOLIUM CHLORIDE; FORMAZAN; MINERAL; TETRAZOLIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL; FUNGUS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; MICROCLIMATE; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; ROCK; STAINING; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER STRESS;

BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; STAINING AND LABELING; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 0037208458     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(02)00133-1     Document Type: Article

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