Imaging of endodontic biofilms by combined microscopy (FISH/cLSM - SEM)

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 235, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 124-127

  Schaudinn, C ^a   Carr, G ^b   Gorur, A ^a   Jaramillo, D ^c   Costerton, J W ^a   Webster, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Pacific Endodontic Research Foundation   (United States)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

CLSM; Combined microscopy; Endodontic biofilms; FISH; SEM

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ELECTRONS; FISH; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LASER APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL IMAGING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE ANALYSIS; VISUALIZATION;

BACTERIAL BIOFILM; CLSM; COMBINED MICROSCOPIES; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; CONFOCAL-LASER-SCANNING-MICROSCOPY; ENDODONTIC BIOFILM; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LARGE SURFACES; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES;

BIOFILMS;

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOFILM; CELL STRUCTURE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; ENDODONTICS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOOTH ROOT CANAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 68349154114     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2009.03201.x     Document Type: Article

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