Effects of shear stress and substrate loading rate on Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm thickness and density

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-36

  Peyton, Brent M ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Biofilm; Density; Measurement; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Shear stress; Substrate loading; Thickness

Indexed keywords

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; DENSITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SHEAR STRESS; THICKNESS;

EID: 0029655688     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(95)00110-7     Document Type: Article

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