Biofilm formation in a freshwater environment under photic and aphotic conditions

Biofouling

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 265-282

  Rao, T S ^a   Rani, P G ^a,b   Venugopalan, V P ^a   Nair, K V K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Aphotic; Biofilm; Biofouling; Diatoms; Photic

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031431510     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927019709378336     Document Type: Article

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