An optimised protocol to prepare Phaeocystis globosa morphotypes for scanning electron microscopy observation

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-123

  Guiselin, Natacha ^a   Courcot, Lucie ^a   Artigas, Luis Felipe ^a   Le Jéloux, Aude ^a   Brylinski, Jean Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

Author keywords

Air drying; Intra colonial cells; Phaeocystis globosa morphotypes; Phytoplankton fixatives and preservatives; SEM preparation method

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE; LUGOL;

AIR DRYING; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CRITICAL POINT DRYING; FREEZE DRYING; MORPHOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PHAEOCYSTIS GLOBOSA; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; HISTOCYTOLOGICAL PREPARATION TECHNIQUES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PHYTOPLANKTON;

PHAEOCYSTIS GLOBOSA;

EID: 62349104063     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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