Transmission electron microscopy of the bacterial nucleoid

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 246-254

  Eltsov, Mikhail ^a   Zuber, Benoît ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bacterial nucleoid; Chromatin; Cryo electron microscopy of vitreous sections; DNA arrangement; Freeze substitution; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RESIN;

BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL NUCLEOID; CELL NUCLEUS INCLUSION BODY; CELL STRUCTURE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; FREEZE DRYING; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIA; CELL AGGREGATION; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; FREEZE SUBSTITUTION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33750526675     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2006.07.007     Document Type: Short Survey

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