A membrane adsorption-SEM technique for observing neuston organisms.
A technique to observe neuston organisms, combining membrane adsorption and scanning electron microscopy, is described. Bacteria, algae, and protozoa collected from the surface of 2 freshwater ponds using this methodology appeared well preserved by the fixation and dehydration procedures used.
Center for Great Lakes Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 53201, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
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