Ethidium bromide: A fast fluorescent staining procedure for the detection of symbiotic partnership of flagellates and prokaryotes

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 121-127

  Fröhlich, Jürgen ^a   König, Helmut ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell staining; Ethidium bromide; Flagellates; Nuclei; Symbiotic bacteria; Termites

Indexed keywords

ETHIDIUM BROMIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CYTOLOGY; FLAGELLATE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; SYMBIOSIS; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ETHIDIUM; FLUORESCENCE; ISOPTERA; STAINING AND LABELING; SYMBIOSIS; TRICHOMONADIDA;

ISOPTERA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033105895     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(98)00105-5     Document Type: Article

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