Biophysical methods for the study of microbial surfaces

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue OCT, 2011, Pages

  Frases, Susana ^a,b   Viana, Nathan B ^a   Casadevall, Arturo ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METROLOGIA   (Brazil)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptococcus spp; Light scattering; Optical tweezers; Polysaccharides; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS;

EID: 84875509487     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00207     Document Type: Review

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