Application of flow cytometry for the assessment of preservation and recovery efficiency of bioaerosol samplers spiked with Pantoea agglomerans

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2467-2472

  Rule, Ana M ^a   Kesavan, Jana ^b   Schwab, Kellogg J ^a   Buckley, Timothy J ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FILTRATION; MICROORGANISMS;

BIOAEROSOL; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; MEMBRANE FILTERS;

FLOW CYTOMETRY;

AEROSOLS; BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FILTRATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICROORGANISMS;

AEROSOL; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVALUATION; FILTER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; NONHUMAN; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; STANDARD; SURVIVAL;

AEROSOLS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOW CYTOMETRY; PANTOEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS;

EID: 34247144673     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es062394l     Document Type: Article

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