Flow cytometry analysis of germinating Bacillus spores, using membrane potential dye

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-112

  Laflamme, Christian ^a   Ho, Jim ^b   Veillette, Marc ^a   De Latrémoille, Marie Chantal ^a   Verreault, Daniel ^a   Mériaux, Anne ^a   Duchaine, Caroline ^a,c  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Biological Detection Group   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Germination; Membrane potential; Spore

Indexed keywords

3,3' DIHEXYLOXACARBOCYANINE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BIS(1,3 DIBUTYLBARBITURIC ACID)TRIMETHINE OXONOL; CARBONYL CYANIDE CHLOROPHENYLHYDRAZONE; FLUORESCENT DYE; SODIUM BROMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; INCUBATION TIME; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORE GERMINATION;

BACILLUS; CARBOCYANINES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 13844292649     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-004-0750-9     Document Type: Article

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