Adherence and growth of a Bacillus species on an insoluble polyester polyurethane

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-73

  Blake II, Robert C ^a   Norton, William N ^b   Howard, Gary T ^b  

^a XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA   (United States)

^b SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus species; Insoluble polyester polyurethane

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL BONDS; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; GROWTH KINETICS; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; METABOLISM; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; POLYURETHANES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADHERENCE; BACILLUS SPECIES; INSOLUBLE POLYESTER POLYURETHANE; PHASE CONTRAST; STATIC LIGHT SCATTERING MEASUREMENT;

BACTERIA;

POLYESTER; POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; IMPEDANCE; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; NONHUMAN;

BACILLUS;

EID: 0031787737     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-8305(98)00048-1     Document Type: Article

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