Paraffin Embedding and Thin Sectioning of Microbial Colony Biofilms for Microscopic Analysis
Title:
Paraffin Embedding and Thin Sectioning of Microbial Colony Biofilms for Microscopic Analysis
Author:
Cornell, William C.
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
Physical Description:
online resource (532 seconds)
Series:
Immunology and Infection
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Abstract:
We describe fixation, paraffin embedding, and thin sectioning techniques for microbial colony biofilms. In prepared samples, biofilm substructure and reporter expression patterns can be visualized by microscopy.
Reading Level:
For undergraduate, graduate, and professional students
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Electronic Access:
https://www.jove.com/t/57196