A method for rapid analysis of biofilm morphology and coverage on glass and polished and brushed stainless steel

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 479-487

  Lomander, Andrea ^a   Schreuders, Paul D ^a   Russek Cohen, Estelle ^a   Ali, Laila H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

316 stainless steel; Biofilms; Glass; Image analysis; Morphometrics

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; FOOD PROCESSING; GLASS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MORPHOLOGY; STAINLESS STEEL; SUBSTRATES;

BIOFILM PATCHES; SANITIZERS;

BIOFILMS;

BIOFILM; IMAGE ANALYSIS;

BIOFILM; IMAGE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0036524167     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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