A comparison of lipid storage in phaeodactylum tricornutum and tetraselmis suecica using laser scanning confocal microscopy

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 122-128

  Wong, Diana M ^a   Franz, Annaliese K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuels; BODIPY 505 515; Intracellular lipids; Laser scanning confocal microscopy; Microalgae; Nile Red

Indexed keywords

4,4 DIFLUORO 1,3,5,7 TETRAMETHYL 4 BORA 3A,4A DIAZA INDACENE; BIODIESEL; BODIPY 505 515; FLUORESCENT DYE; LIPID; NITROGEN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GENETIC STRAIN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIPID BODY; LIPID STORAGE; NONHUMAN; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM; PHENOTYPE; PRASINOPHYCEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; TETRASELMIS SUECICA; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BIOFUELS; BODIPY 505/515; INTRACELLULAR LIPIDS; LASER SCANNING CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; MICROALGAE; NILE RED;

BORON COMPOUNDS; CHLOROPHYTA; DIATOMS; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LIPIDS; MICROALGAE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; OXAZINES; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 84883410188     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2013.07.026     Document Type: Article

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