An Improved Redox Dye-Staining Method Using 5-Cyano-2,3-Ditoryl Tetrazolium Chloride for Detection of Metabolically Active Bacteria in Activated Sludge

Microbes and Environments

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-70

  Yoshida, Naoko ^a   Hiraishi, Akira ^a  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

activated sludge; CTC staining; metabolic activity; tetrazolium reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994015658     PISSN: 13426311     EISSN: 13474405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.19.61     Document Type: Article

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