Fountain Flow™ cytometry, a new technique for the rapid detection and enumeration of microorganisms in aqueous samples

Cytometry Part A

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1212-1221

  Johnson, Paul E ^a,b,c   Deromedi, Anthony J ^a,b   Lebaron, Philippe ^c   Catala, Philippe ^c   Cash, Jennifer ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b SoftRay Inc   (United States)

^c LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

^d SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell detection; Environmental monitoring; Flow cytometry; Imaging flow cytometry; Rare cell detection

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; FLUORESCENT DYE; RIVER WATER; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SYBR GOLD NUCLEIC ACID GEL STAIN; WATER;

AMOEBA; ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LASER; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SUSPENSION CELL CULTURE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING;

ANIMALS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING; WATER;

EID: 33845963946     PISSN: 15524922     EISSN: 15524930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20351     Document Type: Article

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