Lectin-binding epitopes at the surface of Escherichia coli K-12: Examination by electron microscopy, with special reference to the presence of a colanic acid-like polymer

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 296-304

  Stoitsova, Stoyanka ^a   Ivanova, Radka ^b   Dimova, Ivanka ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

^b NATIONAL CENTER OF INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLANIC ACID; COLLOIDAL GOLD; EPITOPE; LIPID LINKED OLIGOSACCHARIDES; LIPID-LINKED OLIGOSACCHARIDES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PLANT LECTIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; SOYBEAN LECTIN; SOYBEAN PROTEIN; ULEX EUROPAEUS LECTINS; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EPITOPES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GOLD COLLOID; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PLANT LECTINS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SOYBEAN PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ULEX; ULEX EUROPAEUS;

EID: 4544315882     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200410350     Document Type: Article

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