The use of fluorescent probes to assess viability of the plant pathogenic bacterium Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis by flow cytometry

Fitopatologia Brasileira

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 349-356

  Chitarra, Luiz G ^a,b   Breeuwer, Peter ^a   Abee, Tjakko ^a   Bulk, Ruud W ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EMBRAPA ALGODÃO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Calcein AM; cFDA; Propidium iodide

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLAVIBACTER MICHIGANENSIS SUBSP. MICHIGANENSIS;

EID: 33845518543     PISSN: 01004158     EISSN: 16784677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-41582006000400004     Document Type: Article

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