Evaluation of fluorochromes for imaging bacteria in soil

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 737-744

  Li, Ying ^a   Dick, Warren A ^a   Tuovinen, Olli H ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal imaging; Fluorescent in situ hybridization; Fluorescent microscopy; Microbial stains; Soil thin sections

Indexed keywords

CELLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION;

IMAGING BACTERIA;

SOILS;

BACTERIUM; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; LOAM; SANDY SOIL; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0038685688     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(02)00196-7     Document Type: Article

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