Application of glutaraldehyde for the staining of esterase-active cells with carboxyfluorescein diacetate

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 379-383

  Morono, Yuki ^a   Takano, Suguru ^a   Miyanaga, Kazuhiko ^a   Tanji, Yasunori ^a   Unno, Hajime ^a   Hori, Katsutoshi ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carboxyfluorescein diacetate; Direct counting method; Esterase activity; Glutaraldehyde; Viable cells

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYFLUORESCEINDIACETATE; ESTERASE; FLUORESCEIN DERIVATIVE; GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; STAINING;

CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL SURVIVAL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESTERASES; FLUORESCEINS; GLUTARAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; STAINING AND LABELING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 1642328444     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BILE.0000018255.89810.1a     Document Type: Article

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