Unraveling the architecture and structural dynamics of pathogens by high-resolution in vitro atomic force microscopy

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2005, Pages 32-35

  Malkin, A J ^a   Plomp, M ^a   Leighton, T J ^b   McPherson, A ^c   Wheeler, K E ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Bacillus spores; Bacterial spores; Herpes simplex virus 1; Spore coat; Vaccinia virus; Viruses

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; VACCINIA VIRUS;

EID: 33750707927     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927605050828     Document Type: Article

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6. This work was performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of the Energy by the University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract W-7405-Eng-48. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency also supported this research project. The authors thank E.K. Wagner and P.D. Gershon for providing herpes and vaccinia virus preparations and helpful discussions.