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PMID: 6992713 Published · ppublish English Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

New methods to assess bacterial injury in water.

Applied and environmental microbiology ·Vol. 39 ·No. 3 ·1980-03-00 ·Pages 656-8

Zaske SK, Dockins WS, Schillinger JE, McFeters GA

Abstract

Two methods are described for measurement of bacterial injury in water. Laboratory time preceding cell division measured with slide cultures and spheroplast formation after lysozyme treatment were accurate and rapid measurements of bacterial damage.

MeSH Terms

Bacteriological Techniques Cell Division Culture Media Drug Resistance, Microbial Escherichia coli/drug effects,growth & development Muramidase/pharmacology Spheroplasts/isolation & purification Water/pharmacology Water Microbiology

Chemicals

Culture Media Water Muramidase

Authors & Affiliations

4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Zaske S K

Dockins W S

Schillinger J E

McFeters G A

References (4)

4 references, click to expand

Injury of bacteria by sanitizers.
Appl Microbiol. 1971 Jan;21(1):41-5 PMID: 4993231
Influence of environmental stress on enumeration of indicator bacteria from natural waters.
Appl Microbiol. 1975 Feb;29(2):186-94 PMID: 803815
Injury and repair of gram-negative bacteria, with special consideration of the involvement of the cytoplasmic membrane.
Adv Appl Microbiol. 1978;23:219-43 PMID: 28641
The measurement of bacterial viabilities by slide culture.
J Gen Microbiol. 1961 Jan;24:15-24 PMID: 13737415

Article Info

Journal

Applied and environmental microbiology

Abbr.

Appl Environ Microbiol

ISSN

0099-2240

DOI

10.1128/aem.39.3.656-658.1980

Published

1980-03-00

Pages

656-8

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

7605801

PMCID

PMC291392

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/aem.39.3.656-658.1980 PMC Full Text View journal details

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