A balanced model for biofilms developed at different growth and detachment forces

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1761-1765

  Liu, Yu ^a   Lin, Yue Mei ^a   Yang, Shu Fang ^a   Tay, Joo Hwa ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biofilm structure; Detachment; Energy metabolism; Growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042155816     PISSN: 00329592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(02)00260-1     Document Type: Article

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