Laser impact on bacterial ATP: Insights into the mechanism of laser-bacteria interactions

Biofouling

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 109-114

  Nandakumar, Kanavillil ^a   Obika, Hideki ^a   Shinozaki, Tatsuya ^a   Ooie, Toshihiko ^a   Utsumi, Akihiro ^a   Yano, Tetsuo ^a  

^a Mar Rsrc/Environ Res I   (Japan)

Author keywords

ATP; Marine biofilm bacteria; Mechanisms of laser action; Metabolic process; Mortality; Pulsed laser

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; LASERS; PSEUDOALTEROMONAS; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOALTEROMONAS; PSEUDOALTEROMONAS CARRAGEENOVORA;

EID: 0037378196     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0892701021000028488     Document Type: Article

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