Characterization of the adhesive mucilages secreted by live diatom cells using Atomic Force Microscopy

Protist

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-38

  Higgins, Michael J ^a   Crawford, Simon A ^a   Mulvaney, Paul ^a   Wetherbee, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CRASPEDOSTAUROS AUSTRALIS; EUKARYOTA;

ADHESIVE AGENT;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL ADHESION; CHEMISTRY; DIATOM; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADHESIVENESS; ADHESIVES; CELL ADHESION; DIATOMS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE;

EID: 0036010832     PISSN: 14344610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1434-4610-00080     Document Type: Article

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