Bacterial Cell Biology: Managing Magnetosomes

Current Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Stephens, Craig ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETITE;

ANIMAL; CYTOSKELETON; MAGNETOSPIRILLUM; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETON; FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE; MAGNETOSPIRILLUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33646581366     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.04.011     Document Type: Short Survey

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