Atomic force microscopy of mechanically trapped bacterial cells

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-64

  Méndez Vilas, Antonio ^a   Gallardo Moreno, Amparo M ^a   González Martín, M Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

AFM; Atomic force microscopy; Immobilization; Mechanical trapping; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; POLYMERS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 33947365607     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927607070043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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