Construction and organization of a BSL-3 cryo-electron microscopy laboratory at UTMB

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 223-233

  Sherman, Michael B ^a,b   Trujillo, Juan ^c   Leahy, Ian ^d   Razmus, Dennis ^c   DeHate, Robert ^c   Lorcheim, Paul ^d   Czarneski, Mark A ^d   Zimmerman, Domenica ^b   Newton, Je T'Aime M ^b   Haddow, Andrew D ^a,b   Weaver, Scott C ^a,b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^c JEOL USA INC   (United States)

^d ClorDiSys Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological safety containment; Cryo electron microscopy; Electron tomography; Single particle imaging

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOSAFETY; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; GENERATOR; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HOST CELL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; TOMOGRAPHY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE TOMOGRAPHY; INFECTION CONTROL; LABORATORIES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84873985693     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2012.12.007     Document Type: Article

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