Observation of the dynamic germination of single bacterial spores using rapid Raman imaging

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Kong, Lingbo ^a   Setlow, Peter ^b   Li, Yong Qing ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamics monitoring; Molecular imaging; Multifocus; Raman spectroscopy; Single cell

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL SPORE; CELLULAR COMPONENTS; DIFFRACTION-LIMITED RESOLUTION; MULTI-FOCUS; PHASE-CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; RAMAN IMAGING; SINGLE CELLS; SPORE GERMINATION;

DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NUCLEIC ACIDS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY;

CULTIVATION;

DIPICOLINIC ACID; PICOLINIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACTERIAL SPORE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR IMAGING; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; MOLECULAR IMAGING; PICOLINIC ACIDS; SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84887241595     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.19.1.011003     Document Type: Article

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