Visualization of mycorrhizal fungal structures and quantification of their surface area and volume using laser scanning confocal microscopy

Mycorrhiza

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 205-213

  Dickson, Sandy ^a   Kolesik, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhiza; Confocal microscopy; Quantification; Staining; Visualization

Indexed keywords

CELL VOLUME; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FUCHSINE; GLOMUS; MODEL; MYCORRHIZA; STAIN; SURFACE AREA;

MEASUREMENT METHOD; MICROSCOPY; MYCORRHIZA; SURFACE AREA; VISUALIZATION; VOLUME;

ALLIUM PORRUM; ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE; FUNGI; GLOMUS; LILIUM; LILIUM SP.; MYCORRHIZAE; SCUTELLOSPORA CALOSPORA;

EID: 0033427925     PISSN: 09406360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005720050268     Document Type: Article

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