Impact of nutrient composition on a degradative biofilm community

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2432-2438

  Møller, Søren ^a   Korber, Darren R ^b   Wolfaardt, Gideon M ^b   Molin, Søren ^a   Caldwell, Douglas E ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DEXTRAN; POLYANION; POLYSACCHARIDE; TRICHLOROBENZOIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

2,4,6-TRICHLOROBENZOIC ACID; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT COMPOSITION;

EID: 0030613365     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.6.2432-2438.1997     Document Type: Article

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