Rapid estimation of microbial numbers in water using bulk fluorescence

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1775-1782

  Wegley, Linda ^a   Mosier Boss, Pamela ^c   Lieberman, Stephen ^c   Andrews, John ^c   Graff Baker, Amanda ^d   Rohwer, Forest ^a,b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Naval Command   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; FLUORESCENT DYE; FRESH WATER; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SEA WATER; SYBR GOLD NUCLEIC ACID GEL STAIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUOROMETRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

CALIFORNIA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; FLUORESCENT DYES; FLUOROMETRY; FRESH WATER; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEAWATER; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 33748333116     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01062.x     Document Type: Article

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