Optimization of single plate-serial dilution spotting (SP-SDS) with sample anchoring as an assured method for bacterial and yeast cfu enumeration and single colony isolation from diverse samples

Biotechnology Reports

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages 45-55

  Thomas, Pious ^a   Sekhar, Aparna C ^a   Upreti, Reshmi ^a   Mujawar, Mohammad M ^a   Pasha, Sadiq S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Agricultural biotechnology; cfu Estimation; Environmental biotechnology; Food microbiology; Pour plating; Spread plating

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER JUNII; ARTICLE; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CELL COUNTING; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SINGLE PLATE SERIAL DILUTION SPOTTING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 84944739271     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2215017X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.btre.2015.08.003     Document Type: Article

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