Deduction of the cell volume and mass from forward scatter intensity of bacteria analyzed by flow cytometry

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-61

  Koch L, Arthur ^a   Robertson, Betsy R ^b   Button, Don K ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial volume; Biomass; Cell size; Dry weight; Flow cytometry; Forward scatter intensity; Small non spherical bacteria; Total light scatter; Wet weight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOMASS; CELL SIZE; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER ANALYSIS;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; UNCULTURED CYANOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0030250528     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-7012(96)00928-1     Document Type: Article

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