Quantification of metabolically active biomass using Methylene Blue dye Reduction Test (MBRT): Measurement of CFU in about 200 s

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 107-116

  Bapat, Prashant ^a   Nandy, Subir Kumar ^a   Wangikar, Pramod ^a   Venkatesh, K V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Cell membrane enzymes; Colony Forming Units (CFU); Dye decoloration; Escherichia coli; Methylene blue dye; Viability

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MILK; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOMASS; CELL SURVIVAL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COLORING AGENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METHYLENE BLUE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33644951219     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2005.06.010     Document Type: Article

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