The biomass dynamics of cyanobacteria in an annual cycle determined by confocal laser scanning microscopy

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Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-7

  Solé, Antonio ^a   Gaju, N ^a   Esteve, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomass; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Cyanobacteria; Dynamics; Microbial mats

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELLS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; SCANNING;

CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY (CLSM);

BIOMASS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BIOMASS; CALCULATION; CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DYNAMICS; EUKARYOTIC CELL; LYNGBYA; MICROBIAL MAT; MICROCOLEUS CHTHONOPLASTES; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATORIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEDIMENT;

EID: 0037281766     PISSN: 01610457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sca.4950250102     Document Type: Article

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