Molecular interactions in biofilms

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 859-871

  Shirtliff, Mark E ^a   Mader, Jon T ^b   Camper, Anne K ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BIOFILM; CELL COMMUNICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHENOTYPE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BIOFILMS; CELL COMMUNICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PHENOTYPE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0036669396     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(02)00198-9     Document Type: Review

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