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1. Simple Microscopes:
Only have one lens, similar to a magnifying glass.
Leeuwenhoeck’ssimple microscopes allowed
him to magnify images from 100 to 300 X.
They were so difficult to focus, he built a new one for
each specimen, a total of 419.
He did not share his techniques with other scientists.
Even today, his source of lighting is unknown.
uHis daughter donated 100 of his microscopes to the
Royal Society shortly before his death in 1723
Prepare by shamim
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2. Compound Light (CL) Microscopy
History of CL Microscopes:
First developed by ZacchariasJanssen, Dutch
spectacle maker in 1600.
Poor quality
Could not see bacteria
Joseph Jackson Lister (Lister’s father) developed
improved compound light microscope in 1830s.
Basis for modern microscopes
Use visible light as a source of illumination
Prepared by Shamim
Darkfield Microscopy
Useful to examine live or unstained specimens.
Light sensitive organisms
Specimens that lack contrast with their background.
Spirochetes which cause syphilis.
Darkfield condenser with opaque disc blocks
light that would enter objective lens directly:
Light reflects off specimen at an angle.
Only light reflected by specimen enters objective
lens.
No direct background light.
Image : Light specimen against dark
background.
Fluorescence Microscopy
Fluorescence: Ability of substances to absorb
short wavelengths of light (ultraviolet light) and
emit them at a longer wavelength.
Natural Fluorescence: Some microorganisms
fluoresce naturally under UV light (Pseudomonas).
Fluorochrome: Fluorescent dye.
Acridine orange: Binds to nucleic acids, colors cells
orange,
Green, or yellow depending on light source.
Immunofluorescence: Fluorescent antibodies can
be
Used to detect specific antigens. Very useful for the
Rapid diagnosis of specific diseases (e.g.: syphilis).
mage: Luminescent bright object against a dark
background.
Phase Contrast Microscopy
Useful to examine live specimens:
Doesn’t require fixing or staining , which usually kill
and/or distort microorganisms.
Permits detailedexamination of internal
structures.
Special objective lenses and condenser with ring
shaped diaphragm accentuate small differences in
refractive indexes of internal structures.
Image: Direct rays and reflected light rays come
together, forming an image with many shades of
gray to black.

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Microscope

  • 2. • • • • • • • • • • 1. Simple Microscopes: Only have one lens, similar to a magnifying glass. Leeuwenhoeck’ssimple microscopes allowed him to magnify images from 100 to 300 X. They were so difficult to focus, he built a new one for each specimen, a total of 419. He did not share his techniques with other scientists. Even today, his source of lighting is unknown. uHis daughter donated 100 of his microscopes to the Royal Society shortly before his death in 1723 Prepare by shamim
  • 3. • • • • • • • • • • 2. Compound Light (CL) Microscopy History of CL Microscopes: First developed by ZacchariasJanssen, Dutch spectacle maker in 1600. Poor quality Could not see bacteria Joseph Jackson Lister (Lister’s father) developed improved compound light microscope in 1830s. Basis for modern microscopes Use visible light as a source of illumination Prepared by Shamim
  • 4. Darkfield Microscopy Useful to examine live or unstained specimens. Light sensitive organisms Specimens that lack contrast with their background. Spirochetes which cause syphilis. Darkfield condenser with opaque disc blocks light that would enter objective lens directly: Light reflects off specimen at an angle. Only light reflected by specimen enters objective lens. No direct background light. Image : Light specimen against dark background.
  • 5. Fluorescence Microscopy Fluorescence: Ability of substances to absorb short wavelengths of light (ultraviolet light) and emit them at a longer wavelength. Natural Fluorescence: Some microorganisms fluoresce naturally under UV light (Pseudomonas). Fluorochrome: Fluorescent dye. Acridine orange: Binds to nucleic acids, colors cells orange, Green, or yellow depending on light source. Immunofluorescence: Fluorescent antibodies can be Used to detect specific antigens. Very useful for the Rapid diagnosis of specific diseases (e.g.: syphilis). mage: Luminescent bright object against a dark background.
  • 6. Phase Contrast Microscopy Useful to examine live specimens: Doesn’t require fixing or staining , which usually kill and/or distort microorganisms. Permits detailedexamination of internal structures. Special objective lenses and condenser with ring shaped diaphragm accentuate small differences in refractive indexes of internal structures. Image: Direct rays and reflected light rays come together, forming an image with many shades of gray to black.