Noninvasive pigment identification in single cells from living phototrophic biofilms by confocal imaging spectrofluorometry

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 3745-3750

  Roldan M ^a   Thomas, F ^b   Castel, S ^a   Quesada, A ^c   Hernandez Marine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CELLS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MICROBIOLOGY;

CONFOCAL IMAGING SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; MICROBIAL ASSEMBLAGES;

PIGMENTS;

ALLOPHYCOCYANIN; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL B; PHYCOCYANIN; PHYCOERYTHRIN; PIGMENT; XANTHOPHYLL;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CYANOBACTERIUM; MURIELLOPSIS; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC HUMIFUSUM; PHOTOTROPISM; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

ALGAE, GREEN; BIOFILMS; CULTURE MEDIA; CYANOBACTERIA; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NOSTOC;

EID: 2942621910     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.6.3745-3750.2004     Document Type: Article

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