Effects of ethanol, formaldehyde, and gentle heat fixation in confocal resonance Raman microscopy of purple nonsulfur bacteria

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 177-183

  Kniggendorf, Ann Kathrin ^a   Gaul, Tobias William ^a   Meinhardt Wollweber, Merve ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Confocal laser microscopy; Fixation; Poly L lysine; Purple non sulfur bacteria; Resonance Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; CHROMOPHORES; COATINGS; FORMALDEHYDE; RAMAN SCATTERING; SULFUR;

CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; FIXATION; FIXATION METHODS; POLY-L-LYSINE; PURPLE NON-SULFUR BACTERIA; RAMAN MICROSCOPY; RESONANCE RAMAN; RESONANCE RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; RESONANT RAMAN; SIGNAL INTENSITIES;

ETHANOL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTEOBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS PALUSTRIS; RHODOSPIRILLACEAE; RHODOSPIRILLUM RUBRUM;

EID: 79251498032     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20889     Document Type: Article

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