Atomic force microscopy of bacterial communities

Methods in Enzymology

Volumn 397, Issue , 2005, Pages 256-268

  Núñez, Megan E ^a   Martin, Mark O ^a   Chan, Phyllis H ^a   Duong, Lin K ^a   Sindhurakar, Anil R ^a   Spain, Eileen M ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIR; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOPLANKTON; BIOFILM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; LIQUID; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 27644516056     PISSN: 00766879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0076-6879(05)97015-8     Document Type: Review

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