A rapid and improved technique for scanning electron microscopy of actinomycetes

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 54-57

  Prakash, Divya ^a   Nawani, N N ^a  

^a DR D Y PATIL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Actinomycetes; Lyophilization; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; OSMIUM TETRAOXIDE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DEHYDRATION METHOD; FIXATION; FREEZE DRYING; GLASS WOOL POWDER; IMAGE QUALITY; NONHUMAN; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPOROGENESIS; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR;

ACTINOMYCETES; LYOPHILIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACTINOBACTERIA; FREEZE DRYING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84895086674     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2014.02.005     Document Type: Article

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