Use of lectins to in situ visualize glycoconjugates of extracellular polymeric substances in acidophilic archaeal biofilms

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 448-461

  Zhang, R Y ^a   Neu, T R ^b   Bellenberg, S ^a   Kuhlicke, U ^b   Sand, W ^a   Vera, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOCONJUGATE; LECTIN; BIOPOLYMER; IRON; PROTEIN BINDING; PYRITE; SULFIDE;

ACIDIANUS; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOLEACHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; FERROPLASMA ACIDIPHILUM; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE LECTIN BINDING ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; SULFOLOBUS; SULFOLOBUS METALLICUS; THERMOACIDOPHILIC ARCHAEON; ARCHAEON; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACIDIANUS; ARCHAEA; FERROPLASMA; SULFOLOBUS;

ARCHAEA; BIOFILMS; BIOPOLYMERS; GLYCOCONJUGATES; IRON; LECTINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PROTEIN BINDING; SULFIDES;

EID: 84928074948     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.12188     Document Type: Article

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