Atomic force microscopy recognition of protein A on Staphylococcus aureus cell surfaces by labelling with IgG–Au conjugates

• Elena B. Tatlybaeva,
• Hike N. Nikiyan,
• Alexey S. Vasilchenko and
• Dmitri G. Deryabin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2013, 4, 743–749, doi:10.3762/bjnano.4.84

• bacteria, which is useful for AFM indication of pathogenic microorganisms in poly-component associations. Keywords: atomic force microscopy; IgG–gold nanoparticle conjugates; protein A; Staphylococcus aureus; Introduction The development of fast and sensitive methods for bacterial recognition remains an