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Microscopy: The instrument
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A simple microscope has only one lens |
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The use of any kind of microscope that uses visible light to observe specimens. |
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Compound Light Microscope
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In a Compound Light Microscopy the image from the objective lens is magnified again by ocular lens. |
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Objective lens X Ocular lens |
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Compound Light Microscopy
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- The ability of lenses to distinguish two points.
- Shorter wave lengths of light provide greater resolution.
- blue filters increase resolution as blue light has the shortest wavelength of visible light.
- a microscope with a resolving power of 0.4nm can distinguish two points if they are at least 0.4nm apart.
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Compound Light Microscope
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- Is a measure of the ligh-bending ability of a medium.
- The light may bend in air so much that is misses the small high-magnification lens
- immersion oil is used to prevent this
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- Dark abjects are visible against a bright background.
- Light reflected off the specimen does not enter the objective lens.
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- Light objects are visible against a dark background
- Light reflected off the specimen enters the objective lens.
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Phase-Contrast Microscopy |
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- Accentuates diffractionof the light that passes through a specimen
- Provides good resolution
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Diffential Interference Contrast Microscopy
DIC |
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- Accentuates diffraction of the light that passes through a specimen; uses two beams of light.
- makes optical illusion.
- makes specimen look three dimmensional.
- used when specimen is colorless and/or dont want to stain it.
- also to do more detailed internal study.
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- Uses UV light.
- Flourescent substances absorb UV light and emit visible light.
- Cells may be stained with flourescent dyes(fluorochromes).
- used to track living organisms (highlights)
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- Cells are stained w/ floorochrome dyes
- Short wavelength (blue) light is used to excite the dyes.
- The light illuminates each plane in a specimen to produce a three-dimensional image, up to 100um deep.
- reconstruct three-dimensional images.
- are actual images.
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- Cells are staines w/ fluorochrome dyes
- 2 photons of long-wavelength (red) light are used to excite the dyes. (red light is less damaging compare to blue light)
- Used to study organisms attached to a surface. up to 1mm deep.
- little less resolution
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Scanning Acoustic Microscopy
SAM |
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- Measures sound waves that are reflected back from an object.
- Used to study cells attached to surfaced
- resolution 1um
- good to look for biofilms
- to visualize molecules (DNA)
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- Uses diamonds
- provides 3-d images
- good resolution
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- Uses electrons instead of light
- The shorter wavelength of electrons the greater resolution.
- nothing is alive
- it uses magnets to focus electron bean
- there are 2 types
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Transmission Electron Microscopy
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- Ultrathin sections of specimens
- electron passes thru specimen, then an electromagnetic lens, to a screen or film
- specimens may be stained w/ a heavy-metal salt
- used to observe tiny stuff inside cells or molecules
- resolution 2.5nm
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Scanning Electron Microscopy
SEM |
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- electron gun produces a beam of electrons that scans the surface of a whole specimen
- secondary electrons emitted from the specimen produce image
- it sprays gold on specimen (gold is dense so it produces good images)
- resolutuon 20nm or 1,000-10,000x
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Sanned-Probe Microscopy
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- uses a metal probe to scan specimen
- resolution 1/100 of an atom
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Atomic Force Microscopy
AFM
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- uses a metal and diamond probe inserted into the specimen
- produces 3D images
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Preparation of Specimens for Light Microscopy |
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- Acid dye and basic dye
- simple staining
- gram stain,gram posite, gram negative
- gram stain vs acid fast stain
- capsule stain, endorspore stain, flagella stain
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Coloring the microbe w/ dye that emphasizes certain structures. done to increase contrast. |
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A thin film of a solution of microbes on a slide. A smear is usually fixed to attached the microbes to slide and to kill the microbes. |
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a Positive and Negative Ion |
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The Chromophore is a Cation |
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The chromophore is an anion |
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Staining the background instead of the cell |
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Some basic dyes used in class are: |
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- Methylene blue
- Crystal Violet
- Saffranin Red
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use of a single basic dye |
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may be used to hold the stain or coat the specimen to enlarge it. |
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- used to distinguish between bacteria
* gram stain and acid-fast stain
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Differentiate regions
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Require multiple stains
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Classifies bacteria into gram-positive or gram-negative |
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tend to be killed by penicillin and detergents |
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Bacteria is more resistant to antibiotics |
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Whats the color of Gram-Positive cells when stained with Crystal violet,mordant (iodine),decolorizing agent (alcohol-acetone), and counterstain (Safranin)?
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Whats the color of Gram-Negative cells when stained with Crystal violet,mordant (iodine),decolorizing agent (alcohol-acetone), and counterstain (Safranin)?
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- Crystal violet,mordant (iodine) result in purple.
- decolorizing agent (alcohol-acetone) result in Colorless
- counterstain (Safranin) result in Red
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One that differentiates bacteria into distinctive groups
binds strongly only to bacteria that have waxy material in the cell wall is not decolorized by acid-alcohol Ex:
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used to distinguish parts of cells in microrganisms.
Capsule Stain
Endospore Stain
Flagella Stain
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Negative Staining for Capsules |
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- used to demonstrate the presence of capsules
- capsules don't accept most satins
- appear unstained
- stand out against contrasting background
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- used to detect presence of endospores in bacteria
- primary stain machita green with heat
- decolorazes cells red
- endospores turn green when machita green with heat is used
- endospores turn red/pink when counterstain safranin is used
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- used to demonstrate the presence of flagella
- mordant is used until it becomes visible
- then is stained with carbolfuchism
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- Simple (methylene blue,carbolfuschsin,crystal violet and safranin)
- Differential (Gram, Acid-fast)
- Special (Negative, Endospore and Flagella)
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