Colonization capabilities of environmental pseudomonads and an Escherichia coli intestinal isolate in two different continuous-flow models of the murine intestinal tract

Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-109

  Nelson, Gail M ^a   George, S Elizabeth ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous culture; Environmental pseudomonads; Intestinal colonization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007635269     PISSN: 0891060X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/mehd.v10i2.7856     Document Type: Article

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