Evaluation of the cell growth of mycobacteria using Mycobacterium smegmatis mc2 155 as a representative species

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 419-425

  Gonzalez y Merchand, Jorge A ^a   Zaragoza Contreras, Ruben ^a   Guadarrama Medina, Rosalina ^a   Helguera Repetto, Addy C ^a   Rivera Gutierrez, Sandra ^a   Cerna Cortes, Jorge F ^a   Santos Argumedo, Leopoldo ^b   Cox, Robert A ^c  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

flow cytometry; mycobacterial growth; mycobacterial physiology; Mycobacterium smegmatis

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; STAINLESS STEEL;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS;

EID: 84863318999     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 19763794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-012-1556-0     Document Type: Article

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