Visualization of bacterial flagella by video-enhanced light microscopy.
We have imaged individual flagellar filaments of Escherichia coli, a motile Streptococcus sp., and Rhizobium meliloti by video-enhanced differential interference-contrast microscopy (Nomarski DIC) and computer-based image processing. This approach has advantages over existing methods in that filaments on living cells can be seen over their entire lengths.
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Rowland Institute for Science, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142.
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D002465:Cell Movement; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D005407:Flagella / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012231:Rhizobium / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D014741:Video Recording