A small volume bioassay to assess bacterial/phytoplankton co-culture using WATER-Pulse-Amplitude-Modulated (WATER-PAM) fluorometry

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn 2015, Issue 97, 2015, Pages

  Bramucci, Anna R ^a   Labeeuw, Leen ^a   Mayers, Teaghan J ^a   Saby, Julie A ^a   Case, Rebecca J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Chlorophyll; Co culture; Environmental Sciences; High throughput bioassay; Issue 97; Microalgae; Microtiter plate assay; Photosynthetic yield; Phytoplankton; WATER Pulse Amplitude Modulated (WATER PAM) fluorometry

Indexed keywords

PHOTOSYSTEM II; WATER;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; CHEMISTRY; COCULTURE; CYTOLOGY; FLUOROMETRY; METABOLISM; MICROALGA; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; FLUOROMETRY; MICROALGAE; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WATER;

EID: 84941236918     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/52455     Document Type: Article

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