Т. В. Сирота, В. Г. Сафронова, A. G. Amelina, V. N. Mal’tseva, Nadezhda V. Avkhacheva, Alexander D. Sofin, V Yanin, Э. К. Мубаракшина, Л. К. Романова, В. И. Новоселов
Depending on the amount of phosphate in the growth medium, the surface layer of
the Bacillus subtilis cell wall may be composed mainly of either teichoic or
teichuronic acids. Only in the former case the negative charge of the cell
surface increases upon addition of silicon dioxide particles into the cell
suspension.