Routine bacterial analysis with automated flow cytometry

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 73-76

  Van Nevel, Sam ^a   Koetzsch, Stefan ^b   Weilenmann, Hans Ulrich ^b   Boon, Nico ^a   Hammes, Frederik ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Automation; Flow cytometry; High throughput analysis

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CELL COUNT; CELL DAMAGE; CELL VIABILITY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GENERAL DEVICE; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AUTOMATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HIGH THROUGHPUT ANALYSIS;

AUTOMATION; BACTERIA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84878831208     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2013.05.007     Document Type: Article

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