Open AccessPreservation of the microbial association to intestinal mucosal epithelium in rats for scanning electron microscopy
Author(s) -
Schellenberg D. A.,
Pangborn J.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
scanning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.359
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1932-8745
pISSN - 0161-0457
DOI - 10.1002/sca.4950030319
Subject(s) - scanning electron microscope , epithelium , flora (microbiology) , electron microscope , intestinal epithelium , microscopy , intestinal mucosa , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , materials science , bacteria , biology , pathology , medicine , optics , composite material , physics , genetics
A preparation technique for scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of the luminal surface of the intestinal mucosa was developed, with the objective of preserving the delicate interface between the microbial flora and the mucosal surface. The technique allows observation of the bacterial polysaccharide filaments and the structural features of the intestinal epithelium.