Fluorescence time-lapse imaging of the complete S. venezuelae life cycle using a microfluidic device

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn 2016, Issue 108, 2016, Pages

  Schlimpert, Susan ^a   Flärdh, Klas ^b   Buttner, Mark ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Development; DivIVA; Fiji software; FtsZ; Immunology; Issue 108; Microfluidic device; Polar growth; Sporulation; Streptomyces venezuelae; Time lapse microscopy

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LAB ON A CHIP; PROCEDURES; SOFTWARE; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR; TIME LAPSE IMAGING;

FLUORESCENCE; LAB-ON-A-CHIP DEVICES; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; SOFTWARE; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR; TIME-LAPSE IMAGING;

EID: 84959440113     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/53863     Document Type: Article

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