Comparison of SYBR Green I and SYBR Gold stains for enumerating bacteria and viruses by epifluorescence microscopy

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 223-231

  Shibata, Akira ^a,d   Goto, Yoichi ^a   Saito, Hiroaki ^b   Kikuchi, Tomohiko ^c   Toda, Tatuki ^a   Taguchi, Satoru ^a  

^a SOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^c YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Enumeration; Epifluorescence microscopy; SYBR Gold; SYBR Green I; Virus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33747595639     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame043223     Document Type: Article

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