An in situ antimicrobial susceptibility testing method based on in vivo measurements of chlorophyll α fluorescence

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 112, Issue , 2015, Pages 49-54

  Heliopoulos, Nikolaos S ^a   Galeou, Angeliki ^b   Papageorgiou, Sergios K ^a   Favvas, Evangelos P ^a   Katsaros, Fotios K ^a   Stamatakis, Kostas ^b  

^a Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology NCSR Demokritos   (Greece)

^b NCSR Demokritos   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antibacterial properties; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Cyanobacteria; Textiles

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; COPPER ION; CHLOROPHYLL;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATERIALS TESTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SYNECHOCOCCUS; WOOL; CHEMISTRY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECTS; EVALUATION STUDY; FLUOROMETRY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA;

CHLOROPHYLL; CYANOBACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FLUOROMETRY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84925018123     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2015.03.011     Document Type: Article

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