Structural analysis of the Leptospiraceae and Borrelia burgdorferi by high-voltage electron microscopy

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 6539-6545

  Goldstein, Stuart F ^a   Buttle, Karolyn F ^b   Charon, Nyles W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LEPTOSPIRA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; LEPTONEMA ILLINI; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRACEAE;

EID: 0029855068     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.22.6539-6545.1996     Document Type: Article

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