Effect of glutaraldehyde fixation on bacterial cells observed by atomic force microscopy

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Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-11

  Liu, Bao You ^a   Zhang, Guang Min ^b   Li, Xue Ling ^c   Chen, Heng ^d  

^a Yantai Academy of Agriculture Sciences   (China)

^b SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People s Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

atomic force microscopy; bacteria; glutaraldehyde fixation; height

Indexed keywords

AFM; AFM IMAGE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELLS; CELL HEIGHT; GLUTARALDEHYDES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEIGHT; HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGE; MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; SUBTILIS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

ALDEHYDES; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIA; CELLS;

CYTOLOGY;

GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; GLUTARALDEHYDE FIXATION; HEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

FIXATIVES; GLUTARAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE;

EID: 84860349761     PISSN: 01610457     EISSN: 19328745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sca.20269     Document Type: Article

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