Microscopy in infectious disease research: imaging across scales

A comprehensive understanding of host-pathogen interactions requires quantitative assessment of molecular events across a wide range of spatiotemporal scales and organizational complexities. Due to recent technical developments, this is currently only achievable with microscopy. This article is prov...

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Main Author: Laketa, Vibor (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 17 August 2018
In: Journal of molecular biology
Year: 2018, Volume: 430, Issue: 17, Pages: 2612-2625
ISSN:1089-8638
DOI:10.1016/j.jmb.2018.06.018
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2018.06.018
Verlag: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022283618306144
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Author Notes:Vibor Laketa
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Summary:A comprehensive understanding of host-pathogen interactions requires quantitative assessment of molecular events across a wide range of spatiotemporal scales and organizational complexities. Due to recent technical developments, this is currently only achievable with microscopy. This article is providing a general perspective on the importance of microscopy in infectious disease research, with a focus on new imaging modalities that promise to have a major impact in biomedical research in the years to come. Every major technological breakthrough in light microscopy depends on, and is supported by, advancements in computing and information technologies. Bioimage acquisition and analysis based on machine learning will pave the way toward more robust, automated and objective implementation of new imaging modalities and in biomedical research in general. The combination of novel imaging technologies with machine learning and near-physiological model systems promises to accelerate discoveries and breakthroughs in our understanding of infectious diseases, from basic research all the way to clinical applications.
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ISSN:1089-8638
DOI:10.1016/j.jmb.2018.06.018