Assessment of lectin-binding analysis for in situ detection of glycoconjugates in biofilm systems

Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 299-313

  Neu, T R ^a   Swerhone, G D W ^a   Lawrence, J R ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Extracellular polymeric substances; Glycoconjugates; Lectins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTOSE; ALPHA METHYL MANNOSIDE; ARABINOSE; ARACHIS OIL; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; CARBOHYDRATE; CYANINE DYE; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; FRUCTOSE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLUCURONIC ACID; GLYCOCONJUGATE; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID; LECTIN; MANNOSE; NUCLEIC ACID; POLYMER; RAFFINOSE; RHAMNOSE; RHODAMINE; SUCROSE; ULEX EUROPAEUS AGGLUTININ;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOFILM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FLUOR; FLUORESCENCE; HYDRATION; INCUBATION TIME; LECTIN BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAINING;

ARACHIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ULEX EUROPAEUS;

EID: 0035137556     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-147-2-299     Document Type: Article

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