The relation between the surface chemical composition of Escherichia coli and their electron donor/electron acceptor (acid-base) properties

Research Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-40

  Hamadi, Fatima ^a,b   Latrache, Hassan ^a   Zahir, Hafida ^a   El Abed, Soumya ^c,d   Ellouali, Mostafa ^a   Saad, Ibnsouda Koraichi ^c,d  

^a SULTAN MOULAY SLIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b Departement de Biologe   (Morocco)

^c SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^d SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Acid base properties; Contact angle measurements; Escherichia coli; Surface chemical composition; Surface molecular composition

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LURIA;

EID: 84855906099     PISSN: 18164935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jm.2012.32.40     Document Type: Article

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