Harris C M, Kell D B
Biosensors. 1985;1(1):17-84. doi: 10.1016/0265-928x(85)85005-7.
Methods that have been used to estimate the content, and in some cases the nature, of the microbial biomass in a sample are reviewed. The methods may be categorised in terms of their principle (physical, chemical, biological or mathematical/computational), their speed (real-time or otherwise) and the amount of automation/expense involved. For sparse populations, where the output signal is to be enhanced by growth of the organisms, physical, chemical and biological approaches may be of equal merit, whilst in systems, such as laboratory and industrial fermentations, in which the microbial biomass content is high, physical methods (alone) can permit the real-time estimation of microbial biomass.
本文综述了用于估算样品中微生物生物量的含量，以及在某些情况下其性质的方法。这些方法可根据其原理（物理、化学、生物或数学/计算）、速度（实时或其他）以及所涉及的自动化程度/费用进行分类。对于稀疏种群，在通过生物体生长增强输出信号的情况下，物理、化学和生物学方法可能具有同等价值，而在微生物生物量含量较高的系统中，如实验室和工业发酵系统，物理方法（单独使用）可以实现微生物生物量的实时估算。
