Fluorometric estimation of surface associated microbial abundance

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 297-303

  Swenson, Gabriel J ^a,b   Hagenbuch, Isaac M ^a   Pinckney, James L ^a   Long, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b PAINE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic sensitivity; Bacteria; Benthic microalgae; Chlorophyll a; Silica gel; SYBRGreen

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; LINCOMYCIN; SILICA GEL; TYLOSIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYLINDROTHECA CLOSTERIUM; GROWTH RATE; MICROALGA; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; SURFACE ASSOCIATED MICROBE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BACTERIAL LOAD; CHLOROPHYLL; CULTURE MEDIA; DIATOMS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; MICROALGAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SILICA GEL; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYLINDROTHECA CLOSTERIUM; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 84856394874     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.12.015     Document Type: Article

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