Improved Nile Red staining of Nannochloropsis sp.

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 895-901

  Doan, Thi Thai Yen ^a   Obbard, Jeffrey Philip ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

DMSO; Glycerol; Nannochloropsis sp.; Neutral lipid; Nile Red (NR)

Indexed keywords

NANNOCHLOROPSIS SP.;

EID: 80052660974     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-010-9608-5     Document Type: Article

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