Direct evidence for the involvement of extracellular proteins in the adhesion of Azospirillum brasilense

Microbiology

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 855-865

  Dufrêne, Yves F ^a   Vermeiren, Hans ^b   Vanderleyden, Jos ^b   Rouxhet, Paul G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Azospirillum brasilense; Extracellular proteins; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLASS; POLYSACCHARIDE; POLYSTYRENE; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029996173     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-142-4-855     Document Type: Article

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