Atomic force microscopy study of germination and killing of bacillus atrophaeus spores

Journal of Molecular Recognition

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 373-379

  Pinzón Arango, Paola A ^a   Scholl, Geoffrey ^b   Nagarajan, Ramanathan ^b   Mello, Charlene M ^b   Camesano, Terri A ^a  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dodecylamine; L alanine; RMS roughness; Spore

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINE; DODECYLAMINE; SURFACTANT;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT;

ALANINE; AMINES; BACILLUS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SPORES, BACTERIAL; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 68949117432     PISSN: 09523499     EISSN: 10991352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmr.945     Document Type: Conference Paper

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