Changes in the fine structure of microbial cells induced by chaotropic salts

Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 341-349

  Duda, V I ^a   Danilevich, V N ^b   Suzina, N E ^a   Shorokhova, A P ^a   Dmitriev, V V ^a   Mokhova, O N ^c   Akimov, V N ^a  

^a SKRYABIN INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

^b SHEMYAKIN OVCHINNIKOV INSTITUTE OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^c PUSHCHINO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cell walls; Chaotropic salts; Chromatin; Envelopes; Membranes; PCR in situ; Ultrastructure of microorganisms

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; PICHIA; PICHIA PASTORIS; POSIBACTERIA; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 3442892739     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MICI.0000032247.34014.a0     Document Type: Article

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