Improving the reliability of fluorescence-based neutral lipid content measurements in microalgal cultures

Algal Research

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 176-184

  De la Hoz Siegler, H ^a   Ayidzoe, W ^a   Ben Zvi, A ^a   Burrell, R E ^a   McCaffrey, W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

BODIPY; Fluorescence; High throughput; Microalgae; Nile Red

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYCEAE; TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84867705004     PISSN: 22119264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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