Enumeration of marine viruses in culture and natural samples by flow cytometry

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-52

  Marie, Dominique ^a   Brussaard, Corina P D ^b   Thyrhaug, Runar ^b   Bratbak, Gunnar ^b   Vaulot, Daniel ^a  

^a STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE; EDETIC ACID; GLUTARALDEHYDE; NUCLEIC ACID; SEA WATER; VIRUS DNA;

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; SEAWATER; VIRUS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS INFECTION;

DNA VIRUSES; PHAEOCYSTIS;

EID: 0032960484     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.1.45-52.1999     Document Type: Article

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