In situ localization of sulphur in the thioautotrophic symbiotic model Lucina pectinata (Gmelin, 1791) by cryo-EFTEM microanalysis

Biology of the Cell

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 163-170

  Lechaire, Jean Pierre ^a,b   Frébourg, Ghislaine ^a   Gaill, Françoise ^a   Gros, Olivier ^c  

^a Université Pierre et Marie Curie ^*  (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DES ANTILLES ET DE LA GUYANE   (France)

Author keywords

Cryomicroscopy; Cryotechniques; High pressure freezing; Mollusc (Bivalvia); PEELS procedure

Indexed keywords

SULFUR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIVALVE; CELL TYPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSYMBIONT; ENERGY FILTERED TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY RESOURCE; FRANCE; FREEZE DRYING; GILL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CRYOULTRAMICROTOMY; FREEZING; GRAM-NEGATIVE CHEMOLITHOTROPHIC BACTERIA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, ENERGY-FILTERING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON; SULFUR; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIVALVIA; LUCINA PECTINATA; LUCINIDAE; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 33644783754     PISSN: 02484900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BC20040502     Document Type: Article

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