Enumeration and cell cycle analysis of natural populations of marine picoplankton by flow cytometry using the nucleic acid stain SYBR Green I

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 186-193

  Marie, Dominique ^a   Partensky, Frederic ^a   Jacquet, Stephan ^a   Vaulot, Daniel ^a  

^a STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; HOE 33342;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACTERIA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; PICOPLANKTON; PLANKTON; PROKARYOTE; STAINING; SYBR GREEN I;

PROCHLOROCOCCUS;

EID: 0030620443     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.1.186-193.1997     Document Type: Article

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