Adhesion of Bacillus spores and Escherichia coli cells to inert surfaces: Role of surface hydrophobicity

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 728-738

  Faille, Christine ^a   Jullien, Celine ^a   Fontaine, Francoise ^a   Bellon Fontaine, Marie Noelle ^a   Slomianny, Christian ^a   Benezech, Thierry ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Bacteria; Cleaning; Roughness; Spores; Surface energies

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CELLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYETHYLENES; VEGETATION;

ADHERENT SPORES;

MICROBIOLOGY;

GLASS; POLITEF; POLYAMIDE; POLYETHYLENE; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; STAINLESS STEEL;

BACTERIUM;

ADHERENT CELL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPOGRAPHY;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; CAPROLACTAM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROPHOBICITY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036433825     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w02-063     Document Type: Article

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