Influence of storage mode and duration on the microscopic enumeration of Synechococcus from a cold coastal ocean environment

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 191-199

  Putland, Jennifer N ^a   Rivkin, Richard B ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apparent cell loss; Epifluorescence microscopy; Microbial food webs; Sample storage; Synechococcus

Indexed keywords

SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0033053358     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame017191     Document Type: Article

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