In-Situ Determination of the Mechanical Properties of Gliding or Non-Motile Bacteria by Atomic Force Microscopy under Physiological Conditions without Immobilization
Figure 7
AFM height images of Nostoc (sequence #1).
Successive AFM height (1–5) images of Nostoc cyanobacterium in its physiological medium are plotted. Time interval between two consecutive images is equal to 35 seconds. For comparison, an optical image acquired during this AFM sequence was numerically treated to get the same magnification as in AFM images (1–5).