Microbial detection

Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 455-477

  Hobson, N S ^a   Tothill, I ^a   Turner, A P F ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MICROORGANISMS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

MICROBIAL DETECTION;

MICROBIAL ELECTRODES;

DNA; LIPID; PROTEIN;

BIOSENSOR; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW;

EID: 0030006268     PISSN: 09565663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0956-5663(96)86783-2     Document Type: Review

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