CEMOVIS on a pathogen: Analysis of Bacillus anthracis spores

Biology of the Cell

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 609-619

  Couture Tosi, Evelyne ^a   Ranck, Jean Luc ^a   Haustant, Georges ^a   Pehau Arnaudet, Gerard ^a,b   Sachse, Martin ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Imagopole   (France)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Cryo Electron Microscopy of Vitreous Sections (cemovis); Germination; Spore

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORE GERMINATION;

ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FIXATIVES; GLUTARAL; SPORES, BACTERIAL; VITRIFICATION;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS;

EID: 78149417356     PISSN: 02484900     EISSN: 1768322X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BC20100080     Document Type: Article

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