An optical microsensor to measure fluorescent light intensity in biofilms

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 367-374

  Beyenal, Haluk ^a   Yakymyshyn, Chris ^a   Hyungnak, Jeon ^a   Davis, Catherine C ^b   Lewandowski, Zbigniew ^a  

^a Idaho National Laboratory   (United States)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Fiber optics; Fluorescent light; Staphylococcus aureus; YFP

Indexed keywords

YELLOW FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOFILM; DIODE LASER; EXCITATION; FIBER OPTICS; FILTER; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; LIGHT; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; LIGHT INTENSITY; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL BIOSENSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; FIBER OPTICS; FLUORESCENCE; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 3242747395     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2004.05.003     Document Type: Article

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