Combined fluorescent antibody assay and viability staining for the assessment of the physiological states of Escherichia coli in seawaters

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 225-233

  Caruso, Gabriella ^a   Mancuso, M ^a   Crisafi, E ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epifluorescence microscopy; Escherichia coli; Fluorescent probes; Monitoring; Seawater

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; CELLS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CYTOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE; HEALTH RISKS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBES; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; COMPARISON OF METHODS; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY ASSAY; FLUORESCENT PROBES; PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE; SINGLE-CELL LEVEL; VIABILITY STAINING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

5 CYANO 2,3 DITOLYLTETRAZOLIUM CHLORIDE; FLUORESCENT DYE; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; SEA WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY; FECAL COLIFORM; FLUORESCENCE; MICROBIOLOGY; MONITORING; SEAWATER; VIABILITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL RESPIRATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; STAINING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0042661244     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01967.x     Document Type: Article

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