Assessing the effect of different ultrasonic frequencies on bacterial viability using flow cytometry

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 862-870

  Joyce, E ^a   Al Hashimi, A ^a   Mason, T J ^a  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial viability; Flow cytometry; Frequency; Sonication

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; ULTRASONICS; WATER TREATMENT;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BULK LIQUID; E. COLI; FREQUENCY; HIGH SENSITIVITY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICRO-ORGANISMS; ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY; VIABLE CELLS;

SONICATION;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BACTERIUM; CELL ORGANELLE; CORRELATION; DISINFECTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PHOSPHATE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STERILIZATION; ULTRASONICS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; CELL SUSPENSION; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NONHUMAN; SOUND INTENSITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASOUND; BACTERIUM; CELL WALL; EVALUATION STUDY; KLEBSIELLA; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SOUND; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA; CELL WALL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; KLEBSIELLA; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SONICATION; SOUND;

EID: 79954572565     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.04923.x     Document Type: Article

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