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Bridging the resolution gap: correlative super-resolution imaging

This month’s Under the Lens discusses progress towards bridging the resolution gap in correlative super-resolution light and electron microscopy, and highlights its application for visualizing bacterial infections.

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Dobbie, I.M. Bridging the resolution gap: correlative super-resolution imaging. Nat Rev Microbiol 17, 337 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-019-0203-8

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