Influence of image acquisition parameters on quantitative measurements of biofilms using confocal laser scanning microscopy

Biofouling

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 47-56

  Sekar, R ^a   Griebe, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b IWW Rheinisch Westfaelisches Center for Water Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilm; CLSM; Image analysis; Microbead; Quantification

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SCANNING LASER MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0036080568     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927010290017725     Document Type: Article

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