ReviewApplied and environmental microbiology2011
Life, death, and in-between: meanings and methods in microbiology.
Review in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 84 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
84 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- AI-Enabled Imaging for Pathogen Detection Under Stress Conditions: A Systematic Review.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2026Pooled it
- Have genetic targets for faecal pollution diagnostics and source tracking revolutionized water quality analysis yet?FEMS microbiology reviews · 2023Pooled it
- The roles and synthesis of inorganic polyphosphate inbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- A photoactivation-free viability PCR reagent for rapid, culture-independent detection of live bacteria.Microbiology spectrum · 2026Article
- Unravelling the dual nature of Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum: pathogenicity of type-II viable but nonculturable cells induced by cold and UV-C stress.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2026Article
- Gradients of Aliveness and Engineering: A Taxonomy of Fungal Engineered Living Materials.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026Article
- Carbon isotope effects in cometabolic oxidation of halogenated organics by a methanotroph.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2025Article
- An Optimized LIVE/DEAD Assay Using Flow Cytometry to Quantify Post-Stress and Antifungal-Treatment Survival in Diverse Yeasts.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Where the microbes aren't.FEMS microbiology reviews · 2025Review
- Assessment of Viability of Listeria monocytogenes by Flow Cytometry.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Evaluating phage lytic activity: from plaque assays to single-cell technologies.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Review
- Novel Populations ofMicroorganisms · 2024Article
- A Simple High-Throughput Technology for Microorganism Detection and Quantitative Analysis.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Calorie Restriction Decreases Competitive Fitness inMicroorganisms · 2024Article
- An Indirect Fluorescence Microscopy Method to Assess Vaginal Lactobacillus Concentrations.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- Specific cultivation-independent enumeration of viable cells in probiotic products using a combination of fluorescenceFrontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
- The MprF homolog LysX synthesizes lysyl-diacylglycerol contributing to antibiotic resistance and virulence.Microbiology spectrum · 2023Article
- Probiotic and postbiotic analytical methods: a perspective of available enumeration techniques.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Review
- Collaborative cytometric inter-laboratory ring test for probiotics quantification.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- Rapid Detection ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
24 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Determination of microbial viability by the plate count method is routine in microbiology laboratories worldwide. However, limitations of the technique, particularly with respect to environmental microorganisms, are widely recognized. Many alternatives based upon viability staining have been proposed, and these are often combined with techniques such as image analysis and flow cytometry. The plethora of choices, however, adds to confusion when selecting a method. Commercial staining kits aim to simplify the performance of microbial viability determination but often still need adaptation to the specific organism of interest and/or the instruments available to the researcher. This review explores the meaning of microbial viability and offers guidance in the selection and interpretation of viability testing methods.
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