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An improved method for determining the viability of the nitrogen-fixing actinomycete Frankia is presented. This method uses tetrazolium red as a vital stain, which proved more effective than a previously used method of acridine orange staining.
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McEwan, N.R., Wheeler, C.T. An improved method for screening Frankia viability in strain CcI3. EBO 2, 1–4 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00898-997-0013-8
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00898-997-0013-8