Evaluation of microscopic techniques (epifluorescence microscopy, CLSM, TPE-LSM) as a basis for the quantitative image analysis of activated sludge

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 456-468

  Lopez, C ^a   Pons, M N ^b   Morgenroth, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Epifluorescence microscopy; Image analysis; Two photon excitation laser scanning microscopy; Viability staining

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AGGREGATES; CELLS; FLUORESCENCE; LASER APPLICATIONS; PHOTONS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY (CLSM); EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; TWO-PHOTON EXCITATION LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY (TPE-LSM);

MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 11844294873     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2004.10.009     Document Type: Article

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