Bacterial adherence to different inert surfaces evaluated by epifluorescence microscopy and plate count method

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-83

  Fontes Parizzi, Silvânia Quintão ^a   De Andrade, Nélio José ^a   De Sá Silva, Cleuber Antonio ^a   Ferreira Soares, Nilda De Fátima ^a   Monteiro Da Silva, Eldo Antônio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacterial adherence; Listeria innocua and Staphylococcus aureus; Polycarbonate and polypropylene; Stainless steel

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944386621     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-89132004000100011     Document Type: Article

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