Rapid diagnostic thin section electron microscopy of bacterial endospores

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-54

  Laue, Michael ^a   Niederwöhrmeier, Bärbel ^b   Bannert, Norbert ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b Armed Forces Scientific Institute for Protection Technologies NBC Protection   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Bacterial endospore; Diagnostic electron microscopy; Immunogold labeling; Rapid embedding; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; RESIN;

ANTIBODY LABELING; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMBEDDING; HEAT; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DESICCATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MICROTOMY; PLASTIC EMBEDDING; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34250765537     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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