Theoretical aspects of antibiotic diffusion into microbial biofilms

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2517-2522

  Stewart, Philip S ^a  

^a Montana State University   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029981119     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.40.11.2517     Document Type: Article

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