Biofilms: Their impact on health and their recalcitrance toward biocides

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 252-255

  Gilbert, Peter ^a   McBain, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCIDE;

APOPTOSIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFUSION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENOTYPE; GLYCOCALYX; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0034872320     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2001.115673     Document Type: Conference Paper

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