Expansion Microscopy of a Fungal Cell (IMAGE)

University of Würzburg

Expansion Microscopy of a Fungal Cell

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In expansion microscopy, the preparation is magnified more than four times. Here, a germ tube of Aspergillus fumigatus is shown before and after expansion; the scale corresponds to ten micrometers. The plasma membrane (turquoise) and the mitochondria (pink) were stained.

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(Picture: Ulrich Terpitz / University of Würzburg)

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