A flow-cytometric gram-staining technique for milk-associated bacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 2857-2863

  Holm, Claus ^a   Jespersen, Lene ^b  

^a Danish Dairy Board ^*  (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAIRY PRODUCTS; DNA; FLUORESCENCE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

CYTOMETRY;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIAL DNA; EDETIC ACID; FLUORESCENT DYE; HEXIDIUM IODIDE; IODINE DERIVATIVE; OREGON GREEN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

BACTERIUM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CELL PERMEABILIZATION; CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; FREEZING; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM STAINING; GROWTH CURVE; INCUBATION TIME; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MILK; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT DYES; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENTIAN VIOLET; MILK; PHENAZINES; STAINING AND LABELING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0037545459     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.5.2857-2863.2003     Document Type: Article

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