Coaggregation amongst aquatic biofilm bacteria

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 477-484

  Buswell, C M ^a   Herlihy, Y M ^a   Marsh, P D ^a   Keevil, C W ^a   Leach, S A ^a  

^a Centre for Applied Microbiology and Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA;

ADHESIN; ASSAY METHODS; BIOFILM DEVELOPMENT; BIOFILM MODELS; COAGGREGATION; DENTAL PLAQUES; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; QUANTITATIVE METHOD; SIMPLE++;

BIOFILMS;

AGGREGATION; BACTERIA; BIOFILM; COAGGREGATION;

AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CELL AGGREGATION; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN;

MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS;

EID: 0030798359     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00260.x     Document Type: Article

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