Assessment of elasticity and topography of Aspergillus nidulans spores via atomic force microscopy

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 955-960

  Zhao, Liming ^a   Schaefer, David ^b   Marten, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIA; CELLS; ELASTICITY; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PROTEINS;

CELL WALL; ISOGENIC STRAINS; SPORES; TOPOGRAPHIES;

FUNGI;

SPORE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; FUNGAL MORPHOLOGY; FUNGUS SPORE; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TOPOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND; WILD TYPE; YOUNG MODULUS;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ELASTICITY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; SPORES, FUNGAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 13544255425     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.2.955-960.2005     Document Type: Article

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