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Quantitative Changes in the Elasticity and Adhesive Properties of Escherichia coli ZK1056 Prey Cells During Predation by Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus 109J by Volle, Catherine B, Ferguson, Megan A, Aidala, Katherine E, Spain, Eileen M, Núñez, Megan E

“…Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to explore the changes that occur in Escherichia coli ZK1056 prey cells while they are being consumed by the bacterial…”
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Extracellular Polymeric Substance Protects Some Cells in an Escherichia coli Biofilm from the Biomechanical Consequences of Treatment with Magainin 2 by Greer, Helen M, Overton, Kanesha, Ferguson, Megan A, Spain, Eileen M, Darling, Louise E O, Núñez, Megan E, Volle, Catherine B

“…Bacterial biofilms have long been recognized as a source of persistent infections and industrial contamination with their intransigence generally attributed to…”
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AFM Force Mapping Elucidates Pilus Deployment and Key Lifestyle-Dependent Surface Properties in Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus by Volle, Catherine B., Núñez, Megan E., Spain, Eileen M., Hart, Bridget C., Wengen, Michael B., Lane, Sophia, Criollo, Alexa, Mahoney, Catherine A., Ferguson, Megan A.

“…Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is known for predation of a wide variety of Gram-negative bacteria, making it of interest as an alternative or supplement to…”
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Qualitative and Quantitative Changes to Escherichia coli during Treatment with Magainin 2 Observed in Native Conditions by Atomic Force Microscopy by Overton, Kanesha, Greer, Helen M, Ferguson, Megan A, Spain, Eileen M, Elmore, Donald E, Núñez, Megan E, Volle, Catherine B

“…The bacterial membrane has been suggested as a good target for future antibiotics, so it is important to understand how naturally occurring antibiotics like…”
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Morphology of 15-mer Duplexes Tethered to Au(111) Probed Using Scanning Probe Microscopy by Sam, Mui, Boon, Elizabeth M, Barton, Jacqueline K, Hill, Michael G, Spain, Eileen M

“…The long-range film structure of 15 base pair, thiol-derivatized duplexes tethered through single 3‘ and 5‘ linkages to a Au(111) surface is measured via…”
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Characterizing Pilus-Mediated Adhesion of Biofilm-Forming E. coli to Chemically Diverse Surfaces Using Atomic Force Microscopy by Xu, He, Murdaugh, Anne E, Chen, Wei, Aidala, Katherine E, Ferguson, Megan A, Spain, Eileen M, Núñez, Megan E

“…Biofilms are complex communities of microorganisms living together at an interface. Because biofilms are often associated with contamination and infection, it…”
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Au nanoparticle clusters from deposition of a coalescing emulsion by Clark, Benjamin D., Molina, Anton R., Martin, Gary G., Wang, Jenny W., Spain, Eileen M.

“…[Display omitted] Nanoparticle adsorption at the oil–water interface in an unstable, coalescing emulsion leads to cluster formation. Stable suspensions of…”
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Film Formation of Ag Nanoparticles at the Organic−Aqueous Liquid Interface by Sakata, Jill K., Dwoskin, Andrew D., Vigorita, John L., Spain, Eileen M.

“…We report a wet-chemical method to make films by spontaneous assembly of passivated Ag nanoparticles at the organic−aqueous liquid interface. The interfacial…”
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Dynamics of DNA Condensates at the Solid−Liquid Interface by Atomic Force Microscopy by Ono, Michele Y, Spain, Eileen M

“…Real-time dynamics of the interaction of two DNA condensates are imaged with atomic force microscopy under fluid. DNA condensates are formed at the…”
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Spatially Organized Films from Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus Prey Lysates by Ferguson, Megan A, Núñez, Megan E, Kim, Hyeong-Jin, Goffredi, Shana, Shamskhou, Elya, Faudree, Leanna, Chang, Evan, Landry, Rebecca M, Ma, Andrew, Choi, Da-Eun, Thomas, Nicholas, Schmitt, Jaclyn, Spain, Eileen M

“…Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is a Gram-negative predator of other Gram-negative bacteria. Interestingly, Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus 109J cells grown in coculture…”
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Identification and differential production of ubiquinone-8 in the bacterial predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus by Spain, Eileen M., Núñez, Megan E., Kim, Hyeong-Jin, Taylor, Ryan J., Thomas, Nicholas, Wengen, Michael B., Dalleska, Nathan F., Bromley, Joseph P., Schermerhorn, Kimberly H., Ferguson, Megan A.

“…Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus 109J, a predatory bacterium with potential as a bacterial control agent, can exist in several lifestyles that differ both in…”
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Exploring the Interaction of Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl Complexes with DNA Using Single-Molecule Techniques by Mihailovic, Aleksandra, Vladescu, Ioana, McCauley, Micah, Ly, Elaine, Williams, Mark C, Spain, Eileen M, Nuñez, Megan E

“…Here we explore DNA binding by a family of ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes using an atomic force microscope (AFM) and optical tweezers. We demonstrate…”
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Marangoni Flow of Ag Nanoparticles from the Fluid−Fluid Interface by Johnson, Donald D, Kang, Barry, Vigorita, John L, Amram, Alec, Spain, Eileen M

“…Fluid flow is observed when a volume of passivated Ag nanoparticles suspended in chloroform is mixed with a water/ethanol (v/v) mixture containing acidified…”
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Orienting DNA Helices on Gold Using Applied Electric Fields by Kelley, Shana O, Barton, Jacqueline K, Jackson, Nicole M, McPherson, Lee D, Potter, Aaron B, Spain, Eileen M, Allen, Michael J, Hill, Michael G

“…Gold surfaces modified with thiol-derivatized DNA duplexes have been investigated as a function of applied electrochemical potential via atomic force…”
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Predation, death, and survival in a biofilm: Bdellovibrio investigated by atomic force microscopy by Núñez, Megan E., Martin, Mark O., Chan, Phyllis H., Spain, Eileen M.

“…Biofilms are complex microbial communities that are resistant to attack by bacteriophages and to removal by drugs and chemicals. Here we use atomic force…”
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Mechanisms of Adhesion of a Bacterial Predator to Surface with Quantitative Force Measurements by Chen, Yuyu, Spain, Eileen M.

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Rapid isolation of host-independent Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus by Ferguson, Megan A., Schmitt, Jaclyn L., Sindhurakar, Anil R., Volle, Catherine B., Nuñez, Megan E., Spain, Eileen M.

“…A new method of isolating host-independent Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus has been developed. Filtered suspensions of host-dependent cells are dropped in small…”
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Investigations into the Life Cycle of the Bacterial Predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus 109J at an Interface by Atomic Force Microscopy by Núñez, Megan E., Martin, Mark O., Duong, Lin K., Ly, Elaine, Spain, Eileen M.

“…Atomic force microscopy was used to image Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus 109J, a gram-negative bacterial predator that consumes a variety of other gram-negative…”
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Atomic force microscopy of bacterial communities by Núñez, Megan E, Martin, Mark O, Chan, Phyllis H, Duong, Lin K, Sindhurakar, Anil R, Spain, Eileen M

“…This chapter discusses atomic force microscopy (AFM) for the benefit of microbiologists who are interested in using this technique to examine the structures…”
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Computational Mechanical Studies of E. coli Type-1 Pili Adhesion with Homogeneous Surfaces by Leung, Jeremy M.G., Spain, Eileen M.

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