Bacterioscopy
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Bacterioscopy is a method of studying microbes through microscopic examination. It allows for the observation of microbes in both living states, such as via the hanging drop technique, and in fixed, stained states to analyze morphology and internal structure.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
BACTERIOSCOPY, a method of studying microbes based on their microscopic examination. Bacterioscopy makes it possible to study microbes both in a living state with the help of a "hanging drop" (movement and reproduction of microbes) and in a dead state, after fixation and staining by one method or another (morphology, fine structure of the microbe bodies).
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“Bacterioscopy.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/bacterioscopy/