SCANNING TUNNELING AND ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPY OF T4-BACTERIOPHAGE AND TOBACCO MOSAIC-VIRUS

被引:16
作者
IMAI, K
YOSHIMURA, K
TOMITORI, M
NISHIKAWA, O
KOKAWA, R
YAMAMOTO, M
KOBAYASHI, M
IKAI, A
机构
[1] TOKYO INST TECHNOL,SURFACE SCI LAB,MIDORI KU,YOKOHAMA,KANAGAWA 227,JAPAN
[2] KANAZAWA INST TECHNOL,FAC ENGN,MINAMIKYO KU,ISHIKAWA 921,JAPAN
[3] SHIMADZU CO LTD,HADANO,KANAGAWA 25913,JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 1993年 / 32卷 / 6B期
关键词
SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; T4-BACTERIOPHAGE; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.32.2962
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Bacteriophage T4 and tobacco mosaic virus were imaged by scanning tunneling microscopy after metal coating of the specimens and by atomic force microscopy without coating, and their topographies were examined. A metal coating approximately 5 nm in thickness assured easy and reproducible imaging of samples but obscured their detailed structural features. AFM gave a better resolution on this scale, revealing the presence of tail fibers 2 nm in diameter of T4 phage, which is the best resolution so far reported for isolated biological structures. Sample topographies were in good agreement with the results of previous electron microscopic analysis.
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页码:2962 / 2964
页数:3
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