Surface viscoelasticity of individual gram-negative bacterial cells measured using atomic force microscopy

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4225-4232

  Vadillo Rodriguez, Virginia ^a   Beveridge, Terry J ^a   Dutcher, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL SURFACE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VISCOELASTICITY;

CELL MEMBRANE; ELASTICITY; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VISCOSITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 44949238738     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00132-08     Document Type: Article

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