Green fluorescent protein-propidium iodide (GFP-PI) based assay for flow cytometric measurement of bacterial viability

Cytometry Part A

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 165-172

  Lehtinen, Janne ^a   Nuutila, Jari ^a   Lilius, Esa Matti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; Green fluorescent protein (GFP); LIVE DEAD stains; Membrane integrity; Propidium iodide (PI); SYTO9; Viability

Indexed keywords

DYE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; SYTO9 DYE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL VIABILITY; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE; JELLYFISH; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

EID: 4043162628     PISSN: 15524922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20026     Document Type: Article

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