Fluorescent methods to study DNA, RNA, proteins and cytoplasmic membrane polarization in the pentachlorophenol-mineralizing bacterium sphingomonas sp. UG30 during nutrient starvation in water

Journal of Fluorescence

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-151

  Denich, T J ^a   Beaudette, L A ^a,b   Lee, H ^a   Trevors, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; DNA; Fluorescence; Macromolecular; Membrane fluidity; Metabolism; Methods; Nutrient starvation; RNA; Sphingomonas; Survival; Water

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; MACROMOLECULES; METABOLISM; NUTRITION; RNA; WATER;

MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; NUTRIENT-STARVATION; POLARIZATION RATIO; SPHINGOMONAS;

PROTEINS;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; FRESH WATER; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; SPHINGOMONAS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FRESH WATER; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; RNA, BACTERIAL; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SPHINGOMONAS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPHINGOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS SP.;

EID: 18644380563     PISSN: 10530509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10895-005-2522-6     Document Type: Article

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