Effects of fixation and storage on flow cytometric analysis of marine bacteria

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-112

  Yuan, Yaochu ^a   Izumiyama, Shinji ^b,c   Nishimura, Masahiko ^a   Mitchell, James G ^a,d   Kogure, Kazuhiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Ikeda Scientific CoLtd   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fixation; Flow cytometry; HDNA bacteria; LDNA bacteria; Marine bacteria; Storage

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; FIXATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33846022335     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-007-0008-7     Document Type: Article

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