Morphological study on Mycobacterium bovis BCG Tokyo 172 cell wall skeleton (SMP-105)

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-144

  Uenishi, Yuko ^a   Kawabe, Keigo ^a   Nomura, Takehiko ^a   Nakai, Masuyo ^b   Sunagawa, Makoto ^c  

^a DAINIPPON SUMITOMO PHARMA CO LTD   (Japan)

^b OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^c MBR Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

BCG CWS; Mycobacterium bovis BCG Tokyo 172; SMP 105; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CELL WALL SKELETON; SMP 105; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENERGY FILTERED TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROPHILICITY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CELL WALL SKELETON; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SOLVENTS;

MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS BCG;

EID: 64149101404     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2009.01.019     Document Type: Article

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