Use of the Direct Epifluorescent Filter Technique for the Enumeration of Viable and Total Acetic Acid Bacteria from Vinegar Fermentation

Journal of Fluorescence

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 261-265

  Mesa, M M ^a   Macias M ^a   Cantero, D ^a   Barja, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acetators; Acetic acid bacteria; BacLight; CTC; DAPI; Viability staining; Vinegar

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ASSAYS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CENTRIFUGATION; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DYES; ECOLOGY; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; QUALITY CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ACETATORS; VIABILITY STAINING; VINEGAR;

FLUORESCENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0347720891     PISSN: 10530509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025094017265     Document Type: Article

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