Dissecting the cell surface

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 646, Issue , 2010, Pages 117-134

  Fagan, Robert ^a   Fairweather, Neil ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell wall; ELISA; immunofluorescence; protein purification; S layer

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; METABOLISM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN BINDING; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL WALL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 79958074299     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-365-7_8     Document Type: Article

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