Ultrastructural analysis of differentiation in Legionella pneumophila

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 7025-7041

  Faulkner, Gary ^a   Garduño, Rafael A ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE; FREEZING; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CELL MEMBRANE; FREEZE FRACTURING; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MAMMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036956039     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.24.7025-7041.2002     Document Type: Article

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