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Light and Electron Microscopy

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Abstract

Mycoplasma-like organisms (MLO) have been recognised as pathogens of plants and insects for only fourteen years (Chapter 2) and already the literature describing the application of light and electron microscopy to their study is considerable. The majority of contributions have relied only on straightforward transmission electron microscopy of ultrathin sections to confirm the association of MLO with plants exhibiting symptoms of disease (see Chapter 3). Perhaps because the study of MLO is still in its infancy few of the more specialised techniques have achieved the status of ‘standard methods’. This chapter therefore contains references to some methods which have not been ‘tried and tested’ but nevertheless are worthy of consideration for development and wider use.

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Waters, H. (1982). Light and Electron Microscopy. In: Daniels, M.J., Markham, P.G. (eds) Plant and Insect Mycoplasma Techniques. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-1164-3_4

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