Ca2+-dependent cell aggregation of halophilic archaeon, Halobacterium salinarum

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 681-684

  Kawakami, Yoshitaka ^a,b   Ito, Takeori ^a   Kamekura, Masahiro ^c   Nakayama, Masashi ^a  

^a OSAKA KYOIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^c Noda Institute for Scientific Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacteria; biofilm; Ca2+ dependent cell aggregation; Halobacterium salinarum; halophilic Archaea

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL BIOFILMS; CA2+ DEPENDENT CELL AGGREGATION; HALOBACTERIUM SALINARUM; HALOPHILIC ARCHAEA;

CELL CULTURE;

CALCIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL AGGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HALOBACTERIUM SALINARUM; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EURYARCHAEOTA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALOBACTERIUM SALINARUM;

BIOFILMS; CALCIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EURYARCHAEOTA; MOTION;

EID: 33645532246     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1263/jbb.100.681     Document Type: Article

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