Microbial floc stabilization and preparation for structural analysis by correlative microscopy

In the analysis of microbial flocs from activated sludge it is important to stabilize these structures and their components for structural studies sufficiently to assess, minimize and conceptually balance artifacts, particularly during manipulation. By employing multi-technique stabilization and immediate preservation it is possible to analyze a single sample by correlative microscopy (conventional optical microscopy (COM), scanning confocal …