A standardized pre-treatment method of biofilm flocs for fluorescence microscopic characterization

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 449-456

  Nosyk, Oxana ^a   ter Haseborg, Eike ^a   Metzger, Ulrich ^a   Frimmel, Fritz H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Bovine serum albumin (BSA); Dextran; Epifluorescence microscopy; Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); Pre treatment methods

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CONCANAVALIN A; DEXTRAN; FORMALDEHYDE; GELATIN; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID; TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CENTRIFUGATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SLUDGE; STAINING; WASTE WATER;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOPOLYMERS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; SEWAGE; STAINING AND LABELING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 55149114872     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2008.07.024     Document Type: Article

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