Comparison of a direct live count and an improved quantitative protargol stain (QPS) in determining abundance and cell volumes of pelagic freshwater protozoa

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 95-103

  Pfister, Gerald ^a,b   Sonntag, Bettina ^b   Posch, Thomas ^b  

^a ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Fixation; Flagellates; Quantification; Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

COLEPS SPETAI;

EID: 0033575338     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame018095     Document Type: Article

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