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SUBMITTER: Krediet CJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4546242 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Krediet Cory J CJ DeNofrio Jan C JC Caruso Carlo C Burriesci Matthew S MS Cella Kristen K Pringle John R JR
PloS one 20150820 8
In studies of both the establishment and breakdown of cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis, it is often necessary to determine the number of Symbiodinium cells relative to the quantity of host tissue. Ideally, the methods used should be rapid, precise, and accurate. In this study, we systematically evaluated methods for sample preparation and storage and the counting of algal cells using the hemocytometer, a custom image-analysis program for automated counting of the fluorescent algal cells, the C ...[more]