B.Noppon at massey.ac.nz wrote:
> I have another problem, could you or other netters please tell me, is
> there any possibility to see bacterial flagella by SEM (Scanning
> electron microscope or it can be seen by TEM (Transmission electron
> microscope) only. Thank you.
Not my area of expertise, but I think if the gold is sprayed
(sputtered?) onto the bacteria from a low fixed angle, the flagella
casts a shadow, and so can be seen in SEM.
Cheers Terry
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