Bacterial motility measured by a miniature chamber for high-pressure microscopy

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 9225-9239

  Nishiyama, Masayoshi ^a,b   Kojima, Seiji ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial motility; Flagellar motor; High pressure microscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL MOTILITY; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; CELL MOTILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HIGH PRESSURE MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; CYTOLOGY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84864365985     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms13079225     Document Type: Article

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