Quantification of toxic and toxin-producing cyanobacterial cells by RING-FISH in combination with flow cytometry

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 9, Issue FEBRUARY, 2011, Pages 67-73

  Dziallas, Claudia ^a   Pinnow, Solvig ^a   Grossart, Hans Peter ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 85020157087     PISSN: 15415856     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2011.9.67     Document Type: Article

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