Nickel sequestering by polyphosphate bodies in Staphylococcus aureus

Microbios

Volumn 93, Issue 376, 1998, Pages 179-185

  Gonzalez, Hugo ^a   Jensen, Thomas E ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Nickel sequestering; Polyphosphate bodies; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; POLYPHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; METABOLISM; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING TRANSMISSION; NICKEL; POLYPHOSPHATES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031614673     PISSN: 00262633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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