Scanning electron microscopy investigations on bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate treated Mycobacterium cells

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 613-617

  Angelova, Blaga ^a,b   Fernandes, P ^b,c   Spasova, D ^a   Mutafov, S ^a   Pinheiro, H M ^b   Cabral, J M S ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Andostenedione; Androstadienedione; Steroid transformation; sitosterol

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; ESTERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANDOSTENEDIONE; ANDROSTADIENEDIONE; BIS-(2-ETHYLHEXYL) PHTHALATES; CELL/B.E; PHTHALATES; PRE-INCUBATION; STEROID TRANSFORMATION; TRANSFORMING ACTIVITY; ULTRASTRUCTURAL CHANGES; Β-SITOSTEROL;

CELLS;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; BOLDIONE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; SITOSTEROL; STEROID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CELL DENSITY; CELL SURFACE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SP.;

EID: 33747880878     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20327     Document Type: Article

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