Scanning Electron and Phase-Contrast Microscopy of Bacterial Spores
- 1 January 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied Microbiology
- Vol. 18 (3) , 490-495
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.18.3.490-495.1969
Abstract
The three-dimensional immages of free and intrasporangial spores produced by scanning electron microscopy show surface structures not visible by phase-contrast microscopy. Although fine surface detail is not elucidated by scanning electron microscopy, this technique does afford a definitive picture of the general shape of spores. Spores of Bacillus popilliae, B. lentimorbus, B. thuringiensis, B. alvei, B. cereus, and Sarcina ureae have varying patterns of surface ridge formation, whereas spores of B. larvae, B. subtilis, and B. licheniformis have relatively smooth surfaces.Keywords
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