Comparison of three assays for the quantification of Candida biomass in suspension and CDC reactor grown biofilms

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 287-295

  Honraet, Kris ^a   Goetghebeur, Els ^a   Nelis, Hans J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Candida; Fluorescein diacetate; SYTO 9; XTT

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; TETRAZOLIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOASSAY; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; FUNGAL BIOMASS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENSION; YEAST;

BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FLUORESCEINS; FLUORESCENT DYES; MYCOLOGY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS;

EID: 26444553216     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2005.03.014     Document Type: Article

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