Evaluation of epifluorescence image analysis of biofilm growth on stainless steel surfaces

Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 319-326

  Wirtanen, Gun ^a   Alanko B, Timo ^a   Mattila Sandholm A, Tiina ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

biofilms; cultivation; epifluorescence microscopy; foodborne bacteria; glycoalyx; image analysis; stainless steel surfaces; two sample t test

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; FILM GROWTH; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MICROSCOPES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; STAINLESS STEEL; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURFACES;

BIOFILM GROWTH; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FOODBORNE BACTERIA; GLYCOCALYX; SWABBING;

BIOFILMS;

STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0029949775     PISSN: 09277765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0927-7765(95)01226-5     Document Type: Article

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