Application of an automated colony counter for evaluation of the viability of a yeast culture

Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 502-509

  Puchkov, E O ^a  

^a SKRYABIN INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Computer aided colony counter; Cryptococcus terreus; Freezing; Lyophilization; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Viability; Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous; Yeast

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOCOCCUS TERREUS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; XANTHOPHYLLOMYCES DENDRORHOUS;

EID: 70349611277     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0026261709040158     Document Type: Article

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