Imaging live cells at the nanometer-scale with single-molecule microscopy: Obstacles and achievements in experiment optimization for microbiology

Molecules

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 12116-12149

  Haas, Beth L ^a   Matson, Jyl S ^b   DiRita, Victor J ^c   Biteen, Julie S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; Live cell imaging; Microbiology; Single molecule microscopy; Single particle tracking; Super resolution imaging

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CELL TRACKING; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PROCEDURES; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIA; CELL TRACKING; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84906691551     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules190812116     Document Type: Review

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