Depth penetration and detection of pH gradients in biofilms by two- photon excitation microscopy

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 3502-3511

  Vroom, Jurrien M ^a   De Grauw, Kees J ^a   Gerritsen, Hans C ^a   Bradshaw, David J ^b   Marsh, Philip D ^b,c   Watson, G Keith ^d   Birmingham, John J ^d   Allison, Clive ^d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS DENTAL INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOFILM; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; PH MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0032787271     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.8.3502-3511.1999     Document Type: Article

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