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Flow cytometers for characterization of microorganisms
1Norsk Hydro Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo, Norway.
Current Protocols in Cytometry
|September 5, 2008
Abstract:
The measurement of microbes is an increasingly important application in flow cytometry. The small size of these organisms can create special difficulties for instruments designed to analyze much larger eukaryotic cells. This unit describes the problems encountered in making microbiological measurements, the instrument requirements, and some approaches that can be taken to optimize the instrument. This material is essential background for the protocols found in chapter 11, Microbiological Applications.
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