The Identification and Characterization of Bacteriophages with the Electron Microscope

The Identification and Characterization of Bacteriophages with the Electron Microscope

Contributor(s):
Anderson, Thomas F.
Luria, S. E. (Salvador Edward), 1912-1991
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Publication:
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), 15 April 1942
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Bacteriophages
Microscopy, Electron
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Articles
Abstract:
The development of the electron microscope in the late 1930s allowed scientists to view the smallest of objects and organisms. The images in this article were probably the earliest clear images of viruses. Utilizing an electron microscope allowed Luria to verify the size of various phages, which he had earlier estimated by indirect methods. For this work, Luria earned a Guggenheim fellowship, enabling him to spend most of 1942 working with Max Delbruck at Vanderbilt University.
Copyright:
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Extent:
6 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584611X4 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
QLBBBF
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584611X4
Archival Collection:
The Salvador E. Luria Papers (Profiles in Science)