Yeast under the microscope


Epifluorescence photograph after staining with SybrGreen II
Depending on the dye, different properties of a cell can be made visible by fluorescence microscopy. A famous modern application is fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Hereby probes specific for certain species are used to visualize the phylogenetic affiliation of microrganisms in natural samples.

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