Underestimation of bacterial numbers in starvation-survival mode using the nucleic acid stain DAPI

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 309-319

  McNamara, Christopher J ^a,b   Lemke, Michael J ^c   Leff, Laura G ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria enumeration; Biofilm; Staining technique; Starvation conditions

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; METHODOLOGY; STARVATION;

ACER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA;

EID: 0038607494     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2003/0157-0309     Document Type: Article

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