Evaluation of dislodging methods for laboratory-grown bacterial biofilms

Food Microbiology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 383-390

  Lindsay, D ^a   Von Holy, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIUM SUBTILIS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0030847277     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fmic.1997.0102     Document Type: Article

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