On the origin of the electrostatic surface potential of Aspergillus niger spores in acidic environments

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 162, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1011-1017

  Wargenau, Andreas ^a   Fleißner, André ^a   Bolten, Christoph Josef ^a   Rohde, Manfred ^b   Kampen, Ingo ^a   Kwade, Arno ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Electrostatics; Fungal spore; Melanin

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FUNGUS SPORE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ENVIRONMENT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MELANINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SPORES, FUNGAL; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; FUNGI;

EID: 82855175198     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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