Flow cytometric detection and enumeration of DNA and RNA viruses infecting marine eukaryotic microalgae

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 215-221

  Tomaru, Yuji ^a   Nagasaki, Keizo ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Algal virus; DNA; Flow cytometry; RNA; SYBR Gold; SYBR Green I

Indexed keywords

DNA; EUKARYOTE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENOME; MICROALGA; RNA; VIRUS;

ALGAE; CHAETOCEROS SALSUGINEUM NUCLEAR INCLUSION VIRUS; EUKARYOTA; HETEROCAPSA CIRCULARISQUAMA VIRUS 01; HETEROSIGMA AKASHIWO VIRUS 01; RHIZOSOLENIA SETIGERA; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 33847797188     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-007-0023-8     Document Type: Article

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