Comparison of slime production under aerobic and anaerobic conditions

Cytobios

Volumn 1996, Issue 354, 1996, Pages 149-152

  Atmaca, Selahattin ^a   Elçi, Saffet ^a   Gül, Kadri ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aerobic and anaerobic conditions; Slime production; Staphylococcus epidermidis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VIRULENCE;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; HUMANS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0030325347     PISSN: 00114529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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