Development and maturation of Escherichia coli K-12 biofilms

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 933-946

  Reisner, Andreas ^a   Haagensen, Janus A J ^b   Schembri, Mark A ^b   Zechner, Ellen L ^a   Molin, Søren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM PILUS; BIOFILM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; FIMBRIA; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; CELL DIVISION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; FLAGELLA; PLASMIDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0037512322     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2003.03490.x     Document Type: Article

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