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5-cyano-2,3-ditolyltetrazolium chloride

Known as: 5-CTC cpd, 5-cyano-2,3-ditolyl tetrazolium chloride, 5-cyano-2,3-tolyl-tetrazolium chloride 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Survival of Listeria monocytogenes Scott A on metal surfaces: implications for cross-contamination.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Formation of natural biofilms during chlorine dioxide and u.v. disinfection in a public drinking water distribution system
Aims: The influence of two disinfection techniques on natural biofilm development during drinking water treatment and subsequent… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Phylogenetic Diversity of Numerically Important Arctic Sea-Ice Bacteria Cultured at Subzero Temperature
Heterotrophic bacteria in sea ice play a key role in carbon cycling, but little is known about the predominant players at the… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Determination of Active Marine Bacterioplankton: a Comparison of Universal 16S rRNA Probes, Autoradiography, and Nucleoid Staining
We compared several currently discussed methods for the assessment of bacterial numbers and activity in marine waters, using… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Toxic effects on bacterial metabolism of the redox dye 5-cyano-2,3-ditolyl tetrazolium chloride
The monotetrazolium redox dye 5-cyano-2,3-ditolyl tetrazolium chloride (CTC) has been used as a vital stain of actively respiring… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Nonuniform spatial patterns of respiratory activity within biofilms during disinfection
Fluorescent stains in conjunction with cryoembedding and image analysis were applied to demonstrate spatial gradients in… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Active versus inactive bacteria: size-dependence in a coastal marine plankton community
By directly measuring the size distribution of active (cells that took up and reduced the redox dye CTC, 5-cyano-2,3-ditolyl… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Use of 5-cyano-2,3-ditolyl tetrazolium chloride for quantifying planktonic and sessile respiring bacteria in drinking water
Direct microscopic quantification of respiring (i.e., viable) bacteria was performed for drinking water samples and biofilms… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Dormancy in Stationary-Phase Cultures of Micrococcus luteus: Flow Cytometric Analysis of Starvation and Resuscitation
Cultures of the copiotrophic bacterium Micrococcus luteus were stored in spent growth medium for an extended period of time… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Use of a fluorescent redox probe for direct visualization of actively respiring bacteria
The redox dye 5-cyano-2,3-ditolyl tetrazolium chloride (CTC) was employed for direct epifluorescent microscopic enumeration of… 
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