title: Characterization of bacterial polysaccharide capsules and detection in the presence of deliquescent water by atomic force microscopy.
abstract: We detected polysaccharide capsules from Zunongwangia profunda SM-A87 with atomic force microscopy (AFM). The molecular organization of the capsules at the single-polysaccharide-chain level was reported. Furthermore, we found that with ScanAsyst mode the polysaccharide capsules could be detected even in the presence of deliquescent water covering the capsule.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials and State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, People’s Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hai-Nan
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Zhi-Hua
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Sheng-Bo
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Li-Ping
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.forename: Xiu-Lan
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hai-Lun
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Xian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Bai-Cheng
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Yu-Zhong
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D041965:Flavobacteriaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force / Q000379:methods*; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial