Imaging Bacterial Molecules, Structures and Cells

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Imaging Bacterial Molecules, Structures and Cells, the latest volume in the Methods in Microbiology series, provides comprehensive, cutting-edge reviews of current and emerging technologies in the field of clinical microbiology. The book features a wide variety of state-of-the art methods and techniques for the diagnosis and management of microbial infections, with chapters authored by internationally renowned experts. This particular volume focuses on current techniques, such as MALDI-TOF mass spectroscopy and molecular diagnostics, along with newly emerging technologies, such as host-based diagnostics and next generation sequencing. Content: Series PagePage ii CopyrightPage iv ContributorsPages ix-x PrefacePage xiColin Harwood, Grant J. Jensen Chapter 1 - Methods for visualization of peptidoglycan biosynthesisPages 3-48Y.-P. Hsu, X. Meng, M.S. VanNieuwenhze Chapter 2 - Time-lapse microscopy and image analysis of Escherichia coli cells in mother machinesPages 49-68Y. Yang, X. Song, A.B. Lindner Chapter 3 - Microfluidics for bacterial imagingPages 69-111L.E. Eland, A. Wipat, S. Lee, S. Park, L.J. Wu Chapter 4 - Electron cryotomographyPages 115-139C.M. Oikonomou, M.T. Swulius, A. Briegel, M. Beeby, Q. Yao, Y.-W. Chang, G.J. Jensen IndexPages 141-143