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  2. Thickness and Surface Density of Extracellular Polymer on Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
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Abstract

In vivo force microscopy measurements of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans revealed a repulsive force that was due to the presence of extracellular polymers on the bacterium's surface. Measured force-distance profiles were fit to steric force theory to estimate the density and thickness values of these exopolymers. The polymer densities were 3.4 × 1016 to 7.1 × 1016 molecules m−2, and the equilibrium thickness was 29 nm.
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Article
Identifier(s)
10.1128/AEM.01904-07
Publication Date
2008-01-01
Publication Title
American Society for Microbiology
Volume
74
Issue
1
First Page
309
Last Page
311
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Department of Earth Sciences
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Taylor, E., & Lower, S. (2008). Thickness and Surface Density of Extracellular Polymer on Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (1–). American Society for Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01904-07
Taylor, Eric, and Steven Lower. 2008. “Thickness and Surface Density of Extracellular Polymer on Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans”. American Society for Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01904-07.
Taylor, Eric, and Steven Lower. Thickness and Surface Density of Extracellular Polymer on Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans. American Society for Microbiology, 1 Jan. 2008, https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01904-07.