Patent AT-E399878-T1: [Translated] METHOD AND DEVICE FOR QUANTIFYING PROKARYOTIC AND EUKARYOTIC CELLS

This invention describes methods and kits for quantifying viable cells in a sample using fluorescent dyes that can be internalized predominately by viable cells and have fluorescence properties measurably altered when bound to target components. These methods circumvent the need for training personnel in plating, growing and count viable cells, and reduce both the time and the cost required for cellular quantitation that use existing methods.