Dielectrophoresis as a tool to characterize and differentiate isogenic mutants of Escherichia coli

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3937-3945

  Castellarnau, M ^a,b   Errachid, A ^a,b   Madrid, C ^a,c   Juarez A ^a,c   Samitier, J ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR BIOENGINEERING OF CATALONIA IBEC   (Spain)

^b Labarotori de Nanobioenginyeria CREBEC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; ELECTROPHORESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLEIOTROPY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 33751243347     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.088534     Document Type: Article

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