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AN IMPROVED METHOD OF CELL ENUMERATION FOR FILAMENTOUS ALGAE AND BACTERIA 1
Author(s) -
Burnham Jeffrey C,
Stetak Thomas,
Boulger James
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of phycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.85
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1529-8817
pISSN - 0022-3646
DOI - 10.1111/j.1529-8817.1973.tb04106.x
Subject(s) - enumeration , biology , algae , protein filament , microorganism , simple (philosophy) , biological system , bacteria , botany , combinatorics , mathematics , genetics , philosophy , epistemology
SUMMARY A new simple method for estimating the number of individual cells per milliliter in suspensions of filamentous microorganisms is described. This 2‐part procedure utilizes a standard microscopic counting chamber and is independent of filament length or individual cell size. A statistical analysis of the method is also presented.