Perforation patterns in the peptidoglycan wall of filamentous cyanobacteria

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 139-145

  Palinska, Katarzyna A ^a,b   Krumbein, Wolfgang E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Filamentous cyanobacteria; Peptidoglycan layer; Perforations; Taxonomy; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA VARIABILIS; ARTHROSPIRA MAXIMA; ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS; CRINALIUM EPIPSAMMUM; CYANOSPIRA RIPPKAE; NOSTOC COMMUNE; OSCILLATORIA LIMOSA;

EID: 0033850183     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2000.99040.x     Document Type: Article

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