Chapter 4.2, Problem 2CC

Summary Introduction

To analyze:

The primary advantage of SEM.

Introduction:

A number of times microbial organisms can be visualized directly using an appropriate type of microscopy. The specimens used can be wet-mount, heat-fixed, or chemically fixed. A common type of microscopy being ordinary bright-field microscopy helps to examine various microbial samples. To further amplify the quality of the specimens being examined one can used phase-contrast or dark-field microscopy found in many laboratories.