Volume of extracellular polymeric substance coverage of individual Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans bacterium measured by atomic force microscopy

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 312-316

  Teschke, Omar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Atomic force microscopy; Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); Individual bacterium EPS coverage pattern

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICA; SUBSTRATES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ATOMIC-FORCE-MICROSCOPY; COVERAGE PATTERNS; DRYING PROCESS; EXTRACELLULAR; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; INDIVIDUAL BACTERIA EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE COVERAGE PATTERN; POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE;

BACTERIA;

MICA; POLYMER; SILICON;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; SUSPENSION CELL CULTURE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 26844509097     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20203     Document Type: Article

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