Optimized routine flow cytometric enumeration of heterotrophic flagellates using SYBR Green I

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 9, Issue AUG, 2011, Pages 329-339

  Christaki, Urania ^a   Courties, Claude ^b   Massana, Ramon ^c   Catala, Philippe ^b   Lebaron, Philippe ^b   Gasol, Josep M ^c   Zubkov, Mikhail V ^d  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^d NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 80055088853     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2011.9.329     Document Type: Article

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