Bacterial TEM. New insights from cryo-microscopy

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn 96, Issue C, 2010, Pages 21-45

  Pilhofer, Martin ^a,b   Ladinsky, Mark S ^a   McDowall, Alasdair W ^a   Jensen, Grant J ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; BOOK; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FREEZE DRYING; FREEZE FRACTURE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; STAINING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FREEZE FRACTURING; FREEZE SUBSTITUTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NEGATIVE STAINING;

EID: 77956992845     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-679X(10)96002-0     Document Type: Book

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