Characterization of bacterial spore germination using phase-contrast and fluorescence microscopy, Raman spectroscopy and optical tweezers.

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Published in Nat Protoc on April 21, 2011

Authors

Lingbo Kong1, Pengfei Zhang, Guiwen Wang, Jing Yu, Peter Setlow, Yong-qing Li

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1: Department of Physics, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.

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