Transmission electron microscopy as a tool for exploring bacterial proteins: Model of RickA in Rickettsia conorii

New Microbiologica

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 209-218

  Vellaiswamy, Manohari ^a   Campagna, Bernard ^b   Raoult, Didier ^a,c  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b Centre Antoine Béclère   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Immunogold; Monoclonal antibody; RickA; Rickettsia conorii; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA CONORII;

EID: 79958725366     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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