The results of a conference sponsored by the Biotechnology Unit of the Government Chemist and the Society for Applied Bacteriology. This volume covers a range of topics concerned with the use of ATP luminescence technology as a rapid method for assaying microbial numbers.

This volume results from a conference jointly sponsored by the Biotechnology Unit of the Government Chemist and the Society for Applied Bacteriology. ATP (Adenosine TriPhosphate - the basic molecule of energy) luminscence technology is an effective and rapid method for assaying microbial numbers. Although developed in the 1970s, only recently has the method been made reliable. This volume covers a braod range of topics concerned with this form of rapid microbiology. contains detailed coverage of the most recent advances made in this area edited by the major authorities in the field

A concise beginner's guide to rapid microbiology using adenose triphosphate (ATP) and luminescence

ATP assays in routine microbiology: from visions to realities in the
1980s
The scientific literature concerning bioluminescence and chemiluminescence:
the use of a specialized database
Control of experimental factors
involved in luminescent ATP assays
Cold ATP extracts compatible with
constant light signal firefly luciferase reagents
The effect of extractant
and sample composition on the performance of a commercial firefly
luciferase reagent