Title :
Monitoring of germination dynamics of multiple individual bacterial spores by multiple-trap Raman tweezers and differential interference contrast microscopy
Author :
Zhang, Pengfei ; Kong, Lingbo ; Setlow, Peter ; Li, Yong-qing
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., East Carolina Univ., Greenville, NC, USA
Abstract :
Multiple-trap Raman tweezers and differential interference contrast microscopy were used for simultaneously monitoring the germination dynamics of multiple individual bacterial spores.
Keywords :
biological techniques; cellular biophysics; microorganisms; optical microscopy; radiation pressure; differential interference contrast microscopy; germination dynamics; multiple individual bacterial spores; multiple-trap Raman tweezers; simultaneous monitoring; Biomedical optical imaging; Microorganisms; Microscopy; Monitoring; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Raman scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
