Optimizing the setup of a flow cytometric cell sorter for efficient quantitative sorting of long filamentous cyanobacteria

Cytometry Part A

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 911-924

  Van Dijk, Mark A ^a   Gregori, Gerald ^b   Hoogveld, Hans L ^a   Rijkeboer, Machteld ^c   Denis, Michel ^b   Malkassian, Anthony ^b   Gons, Herman J ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c Centre for Water Management   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Filaments; Flow cytometry; Quantitative; Sorting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL CULTURE; CELL MOTION; CELL SEPARATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYTOLOGY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

CELL ADHESION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL SEPARATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CYANOBACTERIA; FLOW CYTOMETRY;

EID: 77957259705     PISSN: 15524922     EISSN: 15524930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20946     Document Type: Article

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