Confocal microscopic images of a compost particle

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 727-732

  Chalmers, Jeffrey J ^a   Mauras, Cesar ^a   Vir, Rahul ^a  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LASER APPLICATIONS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

CONFOCAL SCANNING LASER MICROSCOPY; SOFTWARE PACKAGE NIH IMAGE;

BIOFILMS;

EID: 0031279314     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp970107z     Document Type: Article

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