Envelope glycosylation determined by lectins in microscopy sections of Acinetobacter venetianus induced by diesel fuel

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 154, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 417-424

  Baldi, Franco ^a,b   Pepi, Milva ^b   Capone, Antonietta ^c   Della Giovampaola, Cinzia ^c   Milanesi, Claudio ^c   Fani, Renato ^d   Focarelli, Riccardo ^c  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b Via della Liberta 5 12 Marghera   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Capsule; Composite material; Glycoprotein; Glycosylation; Lectin blotting; Microscopy; SCLM; TEM

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; DIESEL FUEL; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; LECTIN; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER VENETIANUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BIOFILM; BLOTTING; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLYCOSYLATION; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PEANUT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER VENETIANUS; ARACHIS; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANAVALIA; CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS;

EID: 0041706292     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(03)00128-1     Document Type: Article

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