Use of an automatic cell-counting system with LED illumination for enumeration of marine bacteria

Fisheries Science

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 723-727

  Nishimura, Masahiko ^a   Shimakita, Tomonori ^b   Kamiya, Eriko ^a   Tashiro, Yoshikazu ^b   Kogure, Kazuhiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Matsushita Ecology Systems Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioplorer; Marine bacteria; Rapid enumeration

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33746883860     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2006.01210.x     Document Type: Article

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