Preliminary analysis of polyhydroxyalkanoate inclusions using atomic force microscopy

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 226, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 113-119

  Dennis, Douglas ^a   Liebig, Caroline ^b   Holley, Tara ^b   Thomas, Kara S ^b   Khosla, Amit ^b   Wilson, Douglas ^b   Augustine, Brian ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Inclusion; Poly 3 hydroxyalkanoate

Indexed keywords

DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; LIPID; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; POLYESTER;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA; CELL INCLUSION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

RALSTONIA; WAUTERSIA EUTROPHA;

CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR; INCLUSION BODIES; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; POLYESTERS; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SONICATION;

EID: 0642308249     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(03)00610-4     Document Type: Article

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