The measurement of Bacillus mycoides spore adhesion using atomic force microscopy, simple counting methods, and a spinning disk technique

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 170-179

  Bowen, W Richard ^a   Fenton, Adam S ^a   Lovitt, Robert W ^a   Wright, Chris J ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Atomic force microscopy; Bacillus mycoides; Hydrodynamic shear

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOASSAY; CELLS; HYDROPHOBICITY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

GLASS SURFACE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

GLASS; WATER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACILLUS; BACILLUS MYCOIDES; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL COUNT; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROPHILICITY; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRESS; TECHNIQUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOW KINETICS; HYDROPHOBICITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEAR STRENGTH;

BACILLUS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GLASS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; RHEOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; WATER;

BACILLUS MYCOIDES; MICA;

EID: 0037142776     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.10321     Document Type: Article

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