A simple viability analysis for unicellular cyanobacteria using a new autofluorescence assay, automated microscopy, and ImageJ

BMC Biotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Schulze, Katja ^a,b   López, Diana A ^a   Tillich, Ulrich M ^a   Frohme, Marcus ^a  

^a Molecular Biology and Functional Genomics   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE ANALYSIS; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; AUTOMATED MICROSCOPY; CHLOROPHYLL CONCENTRATION; CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE; CHLOROPHYLL MEASUREMENTS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPES; FLUORESCENT STAINING; MODEL ORGANISMS; NON-VIABLE; PLUG-INS; SEMI-AUTOMATED; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

CELLS; CHLOROPHYLL; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; FLUORESCENCE;

AUTOMATION;

CHLOROPHYLL;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; CELL ASSAY; CELL VIABILITY; CYANOBACTERIUM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

CHLOROPHYLL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; SYNECHOCYSTIS; X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 82255167657     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-11-118     Document Type: Article

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