Imaging techniques in microbiology

Curr Opin Microbiol. 1998 Jun;1(3):346-51. doi: 10.1016/s1369-5274(98)80040-4.

Abstract

Recent advances in optical imaging have dramatically expanded the capabilities of the light microscope and its usefulness in microbiology research. Some of these advances include improved fluorescent probes, better cameras, new techniques such as confocal and deconvolution microscopy, and the use of computers in imaging and image analysis. These new technologies have now been applied to microbiological problems with resounding success.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cell Compartmentation
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Luminescent Proteins
  • Microscopy / instrumentation
  • Microscopy / methods*
  • Microscopy, Confocal
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence / methods
  • Microscopy, Video / methods

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Luminescent Proteins
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins