TABLE 1.

Scatter and fluoresence values for total, HNA, and LNA cells as determined after staining with different nucleic acid dyes (SYTO 13, SYBR I, and SYBR II)^a

Nucleic acid stain	Mean scatter				Mean fluorescence
	Total cell value	HNA cell value	LNA cell value	Ratio of HNA cell value to LNA cell value	Total cell value	HNA cell value	LNA cell value	Ratio of HNA cell value to LNA cell value
SYTO 13	0.024 ± 0.006	0.025 ± 0.008	0.016 ± 0.003	1.61 ± 0.46	0.184 ± 0.034	0.262 ± 0.048	0.056 ± 0.011	4.75 ± 0.84
SYBR I	0.022 ± 0.005	0.024 ± 0.007	0.015 ± 0.003	1.63 ± 0.43	0.252 ± 0.025	0.329 ± 0.033	0.079 ± 0.014	4.32 ± 0.96
SYBR II	0.024 ± 0.007	0.026 ± 0.008	0.016 ± 0.003	1.72 ± 0.45	0.154 ± 0.025	0.210 ± 0.026	0.043 ± 0.010	4.88 ± 1.36

^aMeans ± standard deviations were determined for samples collected at different times at the SOLA station (n = 16). The scatter and fluorescence values were normalized with fluorescent beads.