CARD-FISH and confocal laser scanner microscopy to assess successional changes of the bacterial community in freshwater biofilms

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 248-251

  Lupini, Giuliano ^a   Proia, Lorenzo ^b   Di Maio, Mariarita ^a   Amalfitano, Stefano ^a   Fazi, Stefano ^a  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacterial community composition; Biofilm; CARD FISH; CLSM; Stream ecology

Indexed keywords

ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIOFILM; CATALYZED REPORTER DEPOSITION FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FRESHWATER SPECIES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFILMS; FRESH WATER; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79959700923     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.05.011     Document Type: Article

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