Cell-surface hydrophobicity and scum formation of Rhodococcus rhodochrous strains with different colonial morphologies

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 204-210

  Sunairi, M ^a   Iwabuchi, N ^a   Yoshizawa, Y ^a,c   Murooka, H ^a   Morisaki, H ^b   Nakajima, M ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Nikka Whiskey Distilling Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; HYDROPHOBICITY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PLANTS; CELL SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY; CELL SURFACES; COLONY MORPHOLOGY; HYDROPHILICS; HYDROPHOBICS; MICRO-ORGANISMS; MYCOLIC ACIDS; RHODOCOCCUS RHODOCHROUS;

STRAIN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RHODOCOCCUS; SLUDGE CONDITIONING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOCOCCUS RHODOCHROUS;

EID: 0030976472     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1997.tb02852.x     Document Type: Article

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