On line, non-destructive biomass determiantion of bacterial biofilms by fluorometry

Peter Angell; Andrew A. Arrage; Marc W. Mittelman; David C. White

doi:10.1016/0167-7012(93)90013-8

Keywords

Acridine orangeBioluminescenceBiofilmMicroorganismFluorescenceVibrio harveyiBacteriaMicrobiologyBiomass (ecology)BiologyFluorescence spectroscopyChemistryEnvironmental chemistryVibrioBiochemistryEcology

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Year: 1993
Type: article
Volume: 18
Issue: 4
Pages: 317-327
Citations: 37
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                                    Peter Angell, 
                                
                                    Andrew A. Arrage, 
                                
                                    Marc W. Mittelman
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1993). 
                            On line, non-destructive biomass determiantion of bacterial biofilms by fluorometry. 
                            Journal of Microbiological Methods
                            , 18
                            (4)
                            , 317-327.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-7012(93)90013-8
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/0167-7012(93)90013-8