Assessment of three methods for detection and quantification of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria and Nitrobacter in freshwater sediments (MPN-PCR, MPN-Griess, immunofluorescence)

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 208-217

  Feray C ^a   Volat, B ^a   Degrange, V ^b   Clays Josserand, A ^b   Montuelle, B ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b University of Lyon   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER METHOD; NITRIFICATION; NITRITE OXIDIZING BACTERIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; METHODOLOGY; YIELD;

NITROBACTER;

EID: 0345517136     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002489900144     Document Type: Article

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