Combination of microscopic techniques reveals a comprehensive visual impression of biofilm structure and composition

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 335-342

  Alhede, Morten ^a   Qvortrup, Klaus ^a   Liebrechts, Ramon ^a   Høiby, Niels ^a,b   Givskov, Michael ^a,c   Bjarnsholt, Thomas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biofilm; CRYO SEM; ESEM; FIB SEM; Microscopy; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

LIQUID NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE; COLD; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENT; EX VIVO STUDY; FROZEN SECTION; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RADIATION BEAM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOFILMS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84862686868     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2012.00956.x     Document Type: Article

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