title: ARC-microscopy--a novel microscopic technique used in microbiological studies.
abstract: ARC-microscopy (azimuth relief contrast; a new method of optical microscopy in transmitted light developed in cooperation with Lambda Ltd. Prague) was used to study fungi and algae at both low and higher (480-2880x) magnification. The novel ARC condenser features a higher resolving power, higher contrast and stronger three-dimensional effect than the standard condenser particularly when studying elongated structures that are present in a random orientation in the specimen. The results of these microscopic observations can be used for both morphological (taxonomical) and ecological studies of microorganisms.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Science of the Czech Republic, 142 20 Prague, Czechia.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zizka
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hostounský
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gabriel
mesh_terms: D056890:Eukaryota / Q000648:ultrastructure; D025301:Hyphae / Q000648:ultrastructure; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008829:Microbiology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008853:Microscopy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000648:ultrastructure