Rapid staining and enumeration of small numbers of total bacteria in water by solid-phase laser cytometry.
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The nucleic acid stain SYBR Green I was evaluated for use with solid-phase laser cytometry to obtain total bacterial cell counts from several water sources with small bacterial numbers. Results were obtained within 30 min and exceeded or equaled counts on R2A agar plates incubated for 14 days at room temperature.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Applied and environmental microbiology
دوره 69 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003