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Optimizing FlowCam Imaging Flow Cytometry Operation for Classification and Quantification of Microcystis Morphospecies

  • Nazarbayev University

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Abstract

Microcystis is a globally known cyanobacterium causing potentially toxic blooms worldwide. Different morphospecies with specific morphological and physiological characters usually co-occur during blooming, and their quantification employing light microscopy can be time-consuming and problematic. A benchtop imaging flow cytometer (IFC) FlowCam (Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies, USA) was used to identify and quantitate different Microcystis morphospecies from environmental samples. We describe here the FlowCam methodology for sample processing and analysis of five European morphospecies of Microcystis common to the temperate zone. The FlowCam technique allows detection of different Microcystis morphospecies providing objective qualitative and quantitative data for statistical analysis
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMethods in Molecular Biology
PublisherHumana Press Inc.
Pages245-258
Number of pages14
Volume2365
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 20 2023

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume2635
ISSN (Print)1064-3745
ISSN (Electronic)1940-6029

Funding

Work was supported by grant MES (Ministry of Education and Sciences, Kazakhstan) AP14872028 to N.S.B. and grant AP14860015 MES Kazakhstan to I.A.V. We are grateful to Harry Nelson (Yokogawa Fluid Technologies, USA) for his valuable advice with FlowCam instrumentation, and to Adina Zhumakha-nova for help and discussion.

FundersFunder number
Harry Nelson
MES Kazakhstan
Ministry of Education and Sciences, KazakhstanAP14860015, AP14872028
Yokogawa Fluid Technologies
Ministry of Education and Science

    Keywords

    • CyanoHABs
    • Cyanobacteria
    • FlowCam
    • Imaging flow cytometry
    • Microcystis
    • Phytoplankton

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Molecular Biology
    • Genetics

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