Comparison of staining techniques for scanning electron microscopic detection of ultrastructural protuberances on cellulolytic bacteria

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 107-113

  Blair, Benjie G ^a   Anderson, Kevin L ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial ultrastructure; Cationized ferritin; Cellulolytic bacteria; Osmium tetroxide; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; OSMIUM TETRAOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CATION TRANSPORT; CELL GROWTH; CELL SURFACE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLOSTRIDIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAINING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BEIJERINCKII; CLOSTRIDIUM CELLULOVORANS;

EID: 0031922401     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520299809140514     Document Type: Article

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