 |  Microbiology, 5/e Lansing M Prescott,
Augustana College
Donald A Klein,
Colorado State University
John P Harley,
Eastern Kentucky University
The Study of Microbial Structure: Microscopy and Specimen Preparation
Chapter OverviewThis chapter provides a relatively detailed description of the bright-field
microscope and its use. Other common types of light microscopes are also described.
Following this various procedures for the preparation and staining of specimens
are introduced. The chapter continues with a description of the two major types
of electron microscopes and the procedures associated with their use. It concludes
with descriptions of recent advances in microscopy: confocal microscopy and
scanning probe microscopy. |
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