Flow Cytometry of Bacterial Membrane Potential and Permeability
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- 1 January 2008
- book chapter
- Published by Springer Nature
- Vol. 142, 175-186
Abstract
This chapter describes reliable flow cytometric methods for assessment of two important physiologic characteristics of bacteria, membrane potential and membrane permeability, which can provide indications of the effects of antimicrobial agents on microorganisms.Keywords
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