Real-time detection of viable microorganisms by intracellular phototautomerism

BMC Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Kort, Remco ^a   Nocker, Andreas ^a   de Kat Angelino Bart, Alie ^a   van Veen, Sjaak ^a   Verheij, Herman ^b,c   Schuren, Frank ^a   Montijn, Roy ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b Pyxis Discovery   (Netherlands)

^c LYGATURE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR PLATES; BIOCIDAL ACTIVITY; COLONY FORMING UNITS; CYTOSOLIC; CYTOSOLS; DEAD CELLS; DETECTION LIMITS; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXTRACELLULAR ENVIRONMENTS; FLUORESCENCE SIGNALS; GENERIC METHOD; HIGH-THROUGHPUT; INTERNAL PH; LIVE CELL; MEMBRANE PERMEATION; MICROBIAL CONTENTS; MICROPLATE READERS; PRESERVATION STRATEGIES; PROBE STRUCTURES; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; RAPID MONITORING; REAL-TIME DETECTION; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; WEAK ACIDS;

BACTERIOLOGY; CELL DEATH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE; PROBES; SIGNAL DETECTION;

BACTERIA;

ACID; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CELL PH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; DISSOCIATION; EUKARYOTIC CELL; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; MOLECULAR PROBE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTAUTOMERISM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; CHEMISTRY; FLUORESCENCE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PH; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; FUNGI;

ACIDS; FLUORESCENCE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR PROBE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 77953645163     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-10-45     Document Type: Article

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