Morphological changes in magnetotactic bacteria in presence of magnetic fields

Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-80

  Sharma, Megha ^a   Naresh, Mohit ^a   Mittal, Aditya ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Magnetosomes; Magnetotactic bacteria; Membrane packing; Morphology; Nanoparticles; Video microscopy

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOSOME; MAGNETOSPIRILLUM; MAGNETOSPIRILLUM GRYPHISWALDENSE; MAGNETOSPIRILLUM MAGNETOTACTICUM; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 34547635586     PISSN: 15507033     EISSN: 15507041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2007.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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