Biofilms and their extracellular environment on geomaterials: Methods for investigation down to nanometre scale

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 205, Issue , 2002, Pages 207-215

  Hoppert, M ^a   Berker, R ^a   Flies, C ^a   Kamper M ^a   Pohl, W ^a   Schneider, J ^a   Strobel S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BUILDING STONE; WEATHERING;

EID: 0037004853     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2002.205.01.16     Document Type: Article

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