Viability states of bacteria-Specific mechanisms of selected probes

Cytometry Part A

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 623-634

  Sträuber, Heike ^a   Müller, Susann ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial states; Fluorescent dyes; Membrane integrity; Membrane potential; Viability analysis bacteria

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE;

CELL MEMBRANE; CELL WALL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MYCOBACTERIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; PROCEDURES;

CELL MEMBRANE; CELL WALL; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT DYES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MYCOBACTERIUM;

EID: 77954260898     PISSN: 15524922     EISSN: 15524930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20920     Document Type: Review

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