Flow cytometry sorting protocol of bacillus spore using ultraviolet laser and autofluorescence as main sorting criterion

Journal of Fluorescence

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 733-737

  Laflamme, Christian ^a   Verreault, Daniel ^a   Ho, Jim ^b   Duchaine, Caroline ^a,c  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autofluorescence; Bacillus spores; Flow cytometry sorting; Ultraviolet laser

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE; LASERS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AUTOFLUORESCENCE; BACILLUS SPORES; FLOW CYTOMETRY SORTING PROTOCOL; ULTRAVIOLET LASERS;

BACTERIA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LASER; METHODOLOGY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; LASERS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33751542469     PISSN: 10530509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10895-006-0129-1     Document Type: Article

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