A. E. Grigor’eva, A. V. Tupitsyna, A. V. Bardasheva, E. S. Ryabova, E. I. Ryabchikova
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Abstract
Different methods for fixing biofilms of Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella enterica for light and electron microscopy were compared. Paraformaldehyde fixation did not preserve biofilm integrity during dehydration; Ito—Karnovsky fixation revealed cell morphology, but did not preserve the matrix. Ruthenium red combined with aldehydes allowed the matrix to be preserved and visualized. An analysis of the ultrastructure of S. aureus and S. enterica cells in biofilms and suspensions at various fixations is presented. The ultrastructure of the biofilm matrix has been described.
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Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine presents original peer reviewed research papers and brief reports on priority new research results in physiology, biochemistry, biophysics, pharmacology, immunology, microbiology, genetics, oncology, etc. Novel trends in science are covered in new sections of the journal - Biogerontology and Human Ecology - that first appeared in 2005.
World scientific interest in stem cells prompted inclusion into Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine a quarterly scientific journal Cell Technologies in Biology and Medicine (a new Russian Academy of Medical Sciences publication since 2005). It publishes only original papers from the leading research institutions on molecular biology of stem and progenitor cells, stem cell as the basis of gene therapy, molecular language of cell-to-cell communication, cytokines, chemokines, growth and other factors, pilot projects on clinical use of stem and progenitor cells.
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