A fluorescence-based assay for measuring the viable cell concentration of mixed microbial communities in soil

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-87

  Pascaud, Alice ^a   Amellal, Samira ^a   Soulas, Marie Louise ^a   Soulas, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Concentration of viable bacteria in soil; Epifluorescence microscopy; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Fluorescent staining

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL MICROFLORA; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

BACTERIA; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENT DYES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 57349089211     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2008.09.016     Document Type: Article

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