Prokaryotic cells: Structural organisation of the cytoskeleton and organelles

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 283-293

  de Souza, Wanderley ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METROLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acidocalcisomes; Carboxysomes; Eukaryotic cells; Nanotubes; Prokaryotic cells; Prokaryotic cytoskeleton homologues

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NANOTUBE;

BACTERIUM; CELL ORGANELLE; CYTOSKELETON; PHYSIOLOGY; PROKARYOTIC CELL; REVIEW; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIA; CYTOSKELETON; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOTUBES; ORGANELLES; PROKARYOTIC CELLS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84860258716     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762012000300001     Document Type: Review

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