Atomic force microscopy of cell growth and division in Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 3286-3295

  Touhami, Ahmed ^a   Jericho, Manfred H ^a   Beveridge, Terry J ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; MICROSCOPE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CELL DIVISION; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 2442650314     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.11.3286-3295.2004     Document Type: Article

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