Three-dimensional reconstruction of metal replicas of the Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-18

  Lanzavecchia, Salvatore ^a   Bellon, Pier Luigi ^a   Lupetti, Pietro ^b   Dallai, Romano ^b   Rappuoli, Rino ^c   Telford, John L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c CHIRON VACCINES   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D reconstruction; H. pylori vacuolating cytotoxin; Metal shadowed replicas; Quick freeze, deep etching

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FREEZE ETCHING; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MICA;

EID: 0031928120     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1997.3941     Document Type: Article

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