Determination of bacterial cell dry mass by transmission electron microscopy and densitometric image analysis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 688-694

  Loferer Kroßbacher M ^a   Klima, J ^a   Psenner, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAKE WATER;

ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WEIGHT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0344222215     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.2.688-694.1998     Document Type: Article

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