Growth and Detachment of Cell Clusters from Mature Mixed-Species Biofilms

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 5608-5613

  Stoodley, Paul ^a,b   Wilson, Suzanne ^a   Hall Stoodley, Luanne ^a   Boyle, John D ^b   Lappin Scott, Hilary M ^b   Costerton, J W ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMAGE PROCESSING; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WATER SUPPLY;

BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0035656775     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.12.5608-5613.2001     Document Type: Article

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