Methods for the Detection, Identification, and Enumeration of Microbes

摘要: The greatest challenge a researcher usually faces when designing definitive experiments to measure the dynamics of microbial populations in phyllosphere is develop reliable and practical means detect, identify, or enumerate particular strain group interest an environmental sample. While number sensitive, often quite sophisticated elegant, tools now exist for task, each has advantages disadvantages which must be fully appreciated considered prior settling on strategy. Failure take this step early can readily result erroneous conclusions unexpected drain resources time. This chapter provides overview current methodologies have been could applied microbiology, it includes sufficient key references allow more comprehensive assessment applicability research plan.