Molecular methods for the assessment of bacterial viability

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 175-183

  Keer, J T ^a   Birch, L ^a  

^a LGC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial viability; NASBA; Nucleic acid amplification; PCR; Persistence; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CELL VIABILITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; EVALUATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE BASED AMPLIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037401010     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(03)00025-3     Document Type: Review

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