Humidity-dependent bacterial cells functional morphometry investigations using atomic forcemicroscope

International Journal of Microbiology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Nikiyan, Hike ^a   Vasilchenko, Alexey ^a   Deryabin, Dmitry ^a  

^a ORENBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 80052471658     PISSN: 1687918X     EISSN: 16879198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/704170     Document Type: Article

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