Despite the impressive advances that have been made in assessing the diversity of marine
microorganisms, the mechanisms that underlie the participation of microorganisms in marine …

The still poorly explored world of microbial functioning is about to be uncovered by a
combined application of old and new technologies. Bacteria, especially, are still in the dark …

The human gut contains trillions of microorganisms that influence our health by metabolizing
xenobiotics, including host-targeted drugs and antibiotics. Recent efforts have characterized …

The commercially available LIVE/DEAD BacLight kit is enjoying increased popularity among
researchers in various fields of microbiology. Its use in combination with flow cytometry …

Flow cytometry (FCM) is a rapid, cultivation-independent tool to assess and evaluate
bacteriological quality and biological stability of water. Here we demonstrate that a stringent …

Flow cytometry is rapidly becoming a routine methodology in aquatic microbial ecology. The
combination of simple to use bench-top flow cytometers and highly fluorescent nucleic acid …

There are significantly more microbial cells in drinking water than what can be cultured on
synthetic growth media. Nonetheless, cultivation-based heterotrophic plate counts (HPCs) …

One of the prerequisites of making ecological conclusions derived from genetic fingerprints
is that bacterial community profiles reflect the live portion of the sample of interest. Propidium …

A significant number of pathogenic microorganisms can be found in environmental
reservoirs (air, water, soil). It is important to assess the viability status of these organisms to …

A wide diversity of fluorescent probes is currently available to assess the physiological state
of microorganisms. The recent development of techniques such as solid-phase cytometry …