An atomic force microscopy investigation of cyanophage structure

Micron

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1336-1342

  Kuznetsov, Yurii G ^a   Chang, Sheng Chieh ^a   Credaroli, Arielle ^a   Martiny, Jennifer ^a   McPherson, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AFM; Cyanobacteria; Icosahedra; Marine viruses; Tail fibers; Tailed phages

Indexed keywords

AFM; AFM IMAGE; BASEPLATE; BLUE GREEN ALGAE; CALIFORNIA; COASTAL WATERS; CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOPHAGES; HOST ORGANISM; ICOSAHEDRA; LONG TAIL; MARINE PHAGES; PHAGE SELECTION; ROD-SHAPED; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; STRUCTURAL FORM;

ALGAE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIOPHAGES;

MICROORGANISMS;

SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIOPHAGE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

BACTERIOPHAGES; CALIFORNIA; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; SEAWATER;

CAUDOVIRALES; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; T7-LIKE VIRUSES;

EID: 84865812926     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2012.02.013     Document Type: Article

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