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. 2013 Jan 11;8(1):e53618. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053618

Figure 7. interference contrast (DIC) image and subcellular localization of lipids, astaxanthin, and chlorophyll in an astaxanthin-rich H. pluvialis cell.

Figure 7

Nile Red (NR) signal, astaxanthin (AXT), and chlorophyll (CHL) autofluorescence are yellow, red, and green, respectively. Two overlaid images (NR+AXT and NR+AXT+CHL) are shown. Note that the Nile Red signals are colocalized with astaxanthin, shown in orange. Scale bar: 10 µm.