Atomic force microscopy investigation of DNA extracted from the vegetative forms and the viable but nonculturable forms of Mycoplasma gallisepticum S6

TheScientificWorldJournal

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages 1104-1110

  Chernova, Olga A ^a   Trushin, Maxim V ^a   Mouzykantov, Alexey A ^a   Chernov, Vladislav M ^a  

^a KAZAN INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; DNA; Mycoplasma; Vegetative forms; Viable but nonculturable (VBNC) forms

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; NONHUMAN;

DNA, BACTERIAL; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; MYCOPLASMATALES;

EID: 56749154352     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2008.143     Document Type: Article

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