Characterization of bacterial polysaccharide capsules and detection in the presence of deliquescent water by atomic force microscopy

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3476-3479

  Su, Hai Nan ^a   Chen, Zhi Hua ^a   Liu, Sheng Bo ^a   Qiao, Li Ping ^a   Chen, Xiu Lan ^a   He, Hai Lun ^a   Zhao, Xian ^a   Zhou, Bai Cheng ^a   Zhang, Yu Zhong ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDES; MOLECULAR ORGANIZATION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

FLAVOBACTERIACEAE; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84861155486     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00207-12     Document Type: Article

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