Activity assessment of microorganisms eluted from sediments using 5-cyano-2,3-ditolyl tetrazolium chloride: A quantitative comparison of flow cytometry to epifluorescent microscopy

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 865-874

  Gruden, Cyndee L ^a,b   Khijniak, Ann ^a   Adriaens, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Toledo   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; CTC; Flow cytometry; Sediments

Indexed keywords

5 CYANO 2,3 DITOLYLTETRAZOLIUM CHLORIDE; BACTERIAL DNA; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ELUTION; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ESTUARY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTATION; STAINING;

EID: 0242289372     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2003.08.005     Document Type: Article

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