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Investigation of Microbial Biofilm Structure by Laser Scanning Microscopy

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Abbreviations

CARD-FISH:

CAtalyzed Reported Deposition—Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization

CLSM:

Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy

eDNA:

Extracellular DNA

EPS:

Extracellular Polymeric Substances

FISH:

Fluorescence In Situ Hybridisation

FITC:

Fluorescein IsoThioCyanate

FISH-MAR:

Fluorescence In Situ Hybridisation—Micro Auto Radiography

FLBA:

Fluorescence Lectin-Binding Analysis

GFP:

Green Fluorescent Protein

GSD:

Ground State Depletion microscopy with individual molecule return (GSDIM)

LSM:

Laser Scanning Microscopy

MIP:

Maximum Intensity Projection

MRI:

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

nanoSIMS:

Nano Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry

OCT:

Optical Coherence Tomography

PALM:

PhotoActivated Localization Microscopy

SIM:

Structured Illumination Microscopy

SPIM:

Selected Plane Illumination Microscopy

STED:

Stimulated Emission Depletion microscopy

STXM:

Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy

TRITC:

Tetramethyl Rhodamine IsoThioCyanate

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Neu, T.R., Lawrence, J.R. (2014). Investigation of Microbial Biofilm Structure by Laser Scanning Microscopy. In: Muffler, K., Ulber, R. (eds) Productive Biofilms. Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, vol 146. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/10_2014_272

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