The importance of biofilms in microbial deterioration of constructional materials

Revista de Microbiologia

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 221-229

  Gaylarde, Christine C ^a   Glyn Morton, L H ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algae; Biodeterioration; Biofilms; Constructional materials; Cyanobacteria; Fungi

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005852686     PISSN: 00013714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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