A flow-cytometric method for determination of yeast viability and cell number in a brewery

FEMS Yeast Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-16

  Boyd, Andrew R ^a   Gunasekera, Thusitha S ^a   Attfield, Paul V ^a   Simic, Kristina ^b   Vincent, Scott F ^b   Veal, Duncan A ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Kent Brewery   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; Oxonol; Pitching rate; Saccharomyces carlsbergensis; Viability

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL COUNT; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; STANDARD; YEAST;

CELL COUNT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT DYES; METHYLENE BLUE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STAINING AND LABELING; WINE; YEASTS;

SACCHAROMYCES PASTORIANUS;

EID: 0037372633     PISSN: 15671356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-1356(02)00125-3     Document Type: Article

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