Microbial imaging /edited by Tor Savidge and Charalabos Pothoulakis. Academic Press, 2005. –(58.605/N856/v.34)

Contents

 Contents:

1.       In situ Hybridization methods to study microbial populations and their interactions with human host cells  1

2.       Fluorescent protein probes in fungi  27

3.       Live-cell imaging of filamentous fungi using vital fluorescent dyes and confocal microscopy  63

4.       One-photon versus two-photon laser scanning microscopy and digital image analysis of microbial biofilms  89

5.       Applications of cryo-and transmission electron microscopy in the study of microbial macromolecular structure and bacterial-host cell interactions  137

6.       Microbial surfaces investigated using atomic force microscopy  163

7.       Positron emission tomography imaging of clinical  199

8.       Biosensor characterization of structure-function relationships in viral proteins  213

9.       RT in situ PCR: protocols and applications  239

10.   Real-time fluorescent PCR techniques to study  255

11.   Design and use of functional gene microarrays(FGAs) for the Characterization of microbial communities  331