High-resolution cell surface dynamics of germinating Aspergillus fumigatus conidia

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 656-660

  Dague, Etienne ^a   Alsteens, David ^a   Latgé, Jean Paul ^b   Dufrêne, Yves F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHOBIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL SURFACE; CELL WALL; CONIDIUM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; CYTOLOGY; FUNGUS SPORE; GERMINATION; TIME;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; GERMINATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; SPORES, FUNGAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38349001005     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.116491     Document Type: Article

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