Intrinsic properties of so-called dormant probiotic bacteria, determined by flow cytometric viability assays

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 5132-5134

  Lahtinen, Sampo J ^a   Ouwehand, Arthur C ^a   Reinikainen, Johanna P ^a   Korpela, Jaakko M ^a   Sandholm, Jouko ^a   Salminen, Seppo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANES; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PH EFFECTS;

CYTOMETRIC VIABILITY ASSAYS; INTRINSIC PROPERTIES; PROBIOTIC CELLS; PROBIOTIC STRAINS;

BACTERIA;

ESTERASE;

BACTERIUM; CYTOPLASM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PH; PROBIOTICS; VIABILITY;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL VIABILITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; NONHUMAN; PH;

ANIMALS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CELL MEMBRANE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESTERASES; FERMENTATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MILK; PROBIOTICS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 33746076737     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02897-05     Document Type: Article

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