Use of flow cytometry to monitor Legionella viability

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 7813-7816

  Allegra, Séverine ^a   Berger, Françoise ^a   Berthelot, Philippe ^a   Grattard, Florence ^a   Pozzetto, Bruno ^a   Riffard, Serge ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

HEAT SHOCK TREATMENT; LEGIONELLA; VIABLE BUT NON-CULTURABLE;

MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIUM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEAT SHOCK; PROTOZOAN; VIABILITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEAT SHOCK; LEGIONELLA; NONHUMAN;

LEGIONELLA;

EID: 57449090868     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01364-08     Document Type: Article

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