Staining of extracellular polymeric substances and cells in bioaggregates

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 467-474

  Chen, Ming Yuan ^a   Lee, Duu Jong ^a   Tay, Joo Hwa ^b   Show, Kuan Yeow ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

CLSM; Crosstalk; EPS; Staining

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELLS; FLUORESCENCE; GRANULAR MATERIALS; LIPIDS;

BIOAGGREGATES; SPECTRAL PEAK INTERFERENCE; STAINING;

BIOPOLYMERS;

ACETIC ACID; LIPID; PHENOL; POLYSACCHARIDE;

AGGREGATE; LIPID; PHENOL; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CELL; STAINING;

AEROBIOSIS; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FLUORESCENT DYES; LIPIDS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS; SEWAGE; STAINING AND LABELING; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 34249864395     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0816-5     Document Type: Article

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