Determination of bacterial cell volume with the Coulter Counter.
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Two methods were used to determine mean volumes of cells of Escherichia coli B/rA in both stationary- and exponential-phase cultures, i.e., electronic measurement with a Coulter Counter-Analyzer system and biophysical measurement of the total volume and number of cells in sedimented cell pellets. Within experimental errors, the methods gave the same mean cell volumes.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of bacteriology
دوره 168 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1986