X-ray microanalysis of intracellular ions in the anaerobic halophilic eubacterium Haloanaerobium praevalens

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 588-592

  Oren, Aharon ^a   Heldal, Mikal ^b   Norland, Svein ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Haloanaerobium praevalens; Intracellular ion concentrations; Potassium; Sodium; X ray microanalysis

Indexed keywords

CATION; CHLORIDE ION; ION; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; EUBACTERIUM; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALANAEROBIUM PRAEVALENS;

EID: 0030854096     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m97-083     Document Type: Article

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