Effect of chemical agents on swarming of Bacillus species

Journal of Applied Bacteriology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 296-302

  Thampuran, N ^a   Surendran, P K ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; DETERGENT; SURFACTANT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; CELL MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAGELLUM; NONHUMAN;

BACILLUS CIRCULANS; BACILLUS COAGULANS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029886561     PISSN: 00218847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1996.tb03223.x     Document Type: Article

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