Influence of cranberry juice on attachment of Escherichia coli to glass

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-6

  Allison, D G ^a   Cronin, M A ^a   Hawker, J ^a   Freeman, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM GROWTH; CRANBERRY JUICE; FRUIT JUICE; GLASS;

ANGIOSPERMS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BEVERAGES; BIOFILMS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRUIT; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 0034065514     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-4028(200002)40:1<3::AID-JOBM3>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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