In-Situ Determination of the Mechanical Properties of Gliding or Non-Motile Bacteria by Atomic Force Microscopy under Physiological Conditions without Immobilization
Figure 15
AFM approach and indentation curves for Nostoc and Rhodococcus wratislaviensis bacteria, ECMs and slimes.
Typical curves of force versus vertical piezo displacement (a_) and force versus indentation (b_) for Nostoc bacterium (_1), slime (_2), ECM (_3) and for R. wratislaviensis bacterium (_4), slime (_5) are plotted. Solid lines in figures (b_) are the best fits by applying Hertz model (see main text for details).