Crescent and star shapes of members of the Chlamydiales order: Impact of fixative methods

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 521-532

  Rusconi, Brigida ^a   Lienard, Julia ^a   Aeby, Sébastien ^a   Croxatto, Antony ^a   Bertelli, Claire ^a,b   Greub, Gilbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS INSTITUTE OF BIOINFORMATICS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Electron microscopy; Fixation; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CRIBLAMYDIA SEQUANENSIS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE; ESTRELLA LAUSANNENSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PARACHLAMYDIA ACANTHAMOEBAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; WADDLIA CHONDROPHILA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIALES; PARACHLAMYDIA ACANTHAMOEBAE; WADDLIA CHONDROPHILA;

CHLAMYDIALES; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 84890555066     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: 15729699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10482-013-9999-9     Document Type: Article

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