A novel and convenient self-drying system for bacterial preservation

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-35

  Hays, Henry C W ^a   Millner, Paul A ^a   Jones, Julie K ^b   Rayner Brandes, Michael H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Merck Chemicals Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c MERCK KGAA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anhydrous storage; Bacterial preservation; Long term storage; Self drying

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; DATA ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTIC CELL; REHYDRATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHARCOAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PRESERVATION, BIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 24644460983     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2005.02.014     Document Type: Article

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