Physico-chemistry of initial microbial adhesive interactions - Its mechanisms and methods for study

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 179-230

  Bos, Rolf ^a   Van Der Mei, Henny C ^a   Busscher, Henk J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Contact angle; Flow chamber; Hydrophobicity; Microbial adhesion; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BIOFILM; CONTACT ANGLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANKTON; REVIEW; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 0032898403     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6445(99)00004-2     Document Type: Review

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