Antibiotic resistance of biofilms

Biofouling

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 331-346

  Foley, Ian ^a   Gilbert, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antibiotics; attachment physiologies; biofilm; glycocalyx; resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030512682     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927019609386290     Document Type: Article

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