Live cell imaging of Bacillus subtilis and Streptococcus pneumoniae using automated time-lapse microscopy

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 53, 2011, Pages

  de Jong, Imke G ^a   Beilharz, Katrin ^a   Kuipers, Oscar P ^a   Veening, Jan Willem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 80355131554     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3145     Document Type: Review

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