The Identification and Characterization of Bacteriophages with the Electron Microscope
- Title:
- The Identification and Characterization of Bacteriophages with the Electron Microscope
- Creator:
-
Anderson, Thomas F.
Luria, S. E. (Salvador Edward), 1912-1991 - Date:
- 15 April 1942
- Description:
- 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.
- Periodical:
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Publisher:
- National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
- Rights:
- Reproduced with permission of Daniel D. Luria.
- Genre:
- Articles
- Subject:
- Bacteriophages and Microscopy, Electron
- Format:
- Text
- Extent:
- 6 pages
- Language:
- English
- Legacy Source Citation:
- Periodical. Luria, Salvador E., and Thomas F. Anderson. "The Identification and Characterization of Bacteriophages with the Electron Microscope." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 28, 4 (15 April 1942): 127-130. Article. 6 Images.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
- Legacy ID:
- QLBBBF
- NLM ID:
- 101584611X4
- Profiles Collection:
- The Salvador E. Luria Papers
- Shareable Link:
- https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584611X4
- Story Section:
- Genetics Lessons from Bacteriophage, 1938-1944