Molecular genetics of bacterial attachment and biofouling

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 252-255

  Dalton, Helen M ^a   March, Paul E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE RECEPTOR;

ADAPTATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; GENE ISOLATION; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SHORT SURVEY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031841065     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(98)80055-4     Document Type: Article

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