Formation of nonculturable Escherichia coli in drinking water

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1090-1098

  Bjergbaek L A ^a   Roslev, Peter ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Direct viable count; Drinking water; Escherichia coli; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Green fluorescent protein; Survival; Viable but nonculturable

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FISH; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NUTRIENTS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; PROTEINS; RESUSCITATION; WATER POLLUTION;

DIRECT VIABLE COUNTS; E. COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLT; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; METABOLIC ACTIVITY; RICH MEDIAS; STANDARD PROCEDURES; SURVIVAL; VIABLE BUT NON-CULTURABLE;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

DETECTION METHOD; DRINKING WATER; SURVIVAL; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 27444440721     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02706.x     Document Type: Article

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