Dynamic properties of bacterial pili measured by optical tweezers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5514, Issue , 2004, Pages 763-773

  Fällman, Erik ^a   Andersson, Magnus ^a   Schedin, Staffan ^a   Jass, Jana ^b   Uhlin, Bernt Eric ^a   Axner, Ove ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Optical tweezers; P pili; Unfolding; Uropathogenic Escherichia coli

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CELLS; DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PROTEINS;

OPTICAL TWEEZERS; P PILI; PILI STRUCTURES; UNFOLDING;

BACTERIA;

EID: 13244277959     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.579893     Document Type: Conference Paper

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