VISUALIZATION OF BACTERIAL FLAGELLA BY VIDEO-ENHANCED LIGHT-MICROSCOPY

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作者
BLOCK, SM [1 ]
FAHRNER, KA [1 ]
BERG, HC [1 ]
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[1] ROWLAND INST SCI INC, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142 USA
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10.1128/jb.173.2.933-936.1991
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
We have imaged individual flagellar filaments of Escherichia coli, a motile Streptococcus sp., and Rhizobium meliloti by video-enhanced differential interference-contrast microscopy (Nomarski DIC) and computer-based image processing. This approach has advantages over existing methods in that filaments on living cells can be seen over their entire lengths.
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