Application of Amido black staining to enumerating bacteria grown on membrane filters

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 393-397

  Inatomi, Ken Ichi ^a  

^a MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amido black; Colony detection; Membrane filter; Staining

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMIDO BLACK;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; PLATE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STAINING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0141532277     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(03)00170-2     Document Type: Article

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