High-quality virus images obtained by transmission electron microscopy and charge coupled device digital camera technology

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-92

  Tiekotter, Kenneth L ^a   Ackermann, Hans W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Charge coupled device; Digital imaging; Electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMERA; COLIPHAGE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVICE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; HISTOGRAM; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TECHNOLOGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VIRUS;

BACTERIOPHAGE T4; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PHOTOGRAPHY; SOFTWARE;

PUNCTUM MINUTISSIMUM;

EID: 67349173990     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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