Structural Analysis of the Saf Pilus by Electron Microscopy and Image Processing

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 379, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 174-187

  Salih, Osman ^a,b   Remaut, Han ^a,b   Waksman, Gabriel ^a,b,c   Orlova, Elena V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

atomic structure fitting; electron microscopy; image processing; pilus; single particle analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM PILUS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FIMBRIA; IMAGE PROCESSING; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 42749096468     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.03.056     Document Type: Article

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