The dynamics of bacterial spore germination were successfully observed using a fast
Raman imaging system, in combination with real-time phase contrast microscopy. By using …

The demand for functional food ingredients like β-glucan has risen enormously in recent
times owing to its use in many fields including the food and beverage, cosmetics …

Fungal spores are one of several environmental factors responsible for causing respiratory
diseases like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and aspergillosis …

The objective of this chapter is to provide an introduction to Raman spectroscopic
microscopy and its potential for biochemical analysis and clinical diagnostic applications …

This second edition provides a cutting-edge overview of physical, technical and scientific
aspects related to the widely used analytical method of confocal Raman microscopy. The …

The cytoskeleton plays a major role in the regulation of fungal cell morphogenesis. The
fungal cytoskeleton is comprised of three polymers: F-actin, microtubules and septins. Due …

Fungi are important organisms in ecosystems, in industrial and pharmaceutical production
and are valuable food sources as well. Classical identification is often time-consuming and …

Vibrational spectroscopy has contributed to the understanding of biological materials for
many years. As the technology has advanced, the technique has been brought to bear on …

Raman spectroscopy can not only provide intrinsic fingerprint information about a sample,
but also utilize the merits of the narrow bandwidth and low background of Raman spectra …