Epifluorescence and atomic force microscopy: Two innovative applications for studying phage-host interactions in Lactobacillus helveticus

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-46

  Zago, Miriam ^a   Scaltriti, Erika ^b   Fornasari, Maria Emanuela ^a   Rivetti, Claudio ^b   Grolli, Stefano ^b   Giraffa, Giorgio ^a   Ramoni, Roberto ^b   Carminati, Domenico ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atomic Force Microscopy; Epifluorescence microscopy; LAB phages; Phage host interactions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DAIRY PRODUCT; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION;

BACTERIOPHAGES; DAIRY PRODUCTS; FERMENTATION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE;

LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS;

EID: 83955163728     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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