THE ABILITY OF MEMBRANE-POTENTIAL DYES AND CALCAFLUOR WHITE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN VIABLE AND NONVIABLE BACTERIA

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作者
MASON, DJ [1 ]
LOPEZAMOROS, R [1 ]
ALLMAN, R [1 ]
STARK, JM [1 ]
LLOYD, D [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV WALES COLL CARDIFF, SCH PURE & APPL BIOL, CARDIFF CF1 3TL, S GLAM, WALES
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED BACTERIOLOGY | 1995年 / 78卷 / 03期
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10.1111/j.1365-2672.1995.tb05031.x
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Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Various dyes were assessed for their ability to discriminate between viable and non-viable bacteria. Two methods of killing were employed: by heat treatment or by gramicidin treatment. Staining was carried out in two ways; by staining directly in the medium or by washing cells prior to staining in buffer. Carbocyanine and rhodamine 123 dyes only exhibited small changes in fluorescence between viable and non-viable populations of bacteria. Both oxonol dye (bis 1,3-dibutylbarbituric acid trimethine oxonol) and calcafluor white proved much more useful.
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