Attachment to stainless steel by Mir Space Station bacteria growing under modeled reduced gravity at varying nutrient concentrations

Biofilms

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-7

  Baker, P W ^a   Leff, L G ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; STAINLESS STEEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOPLANKTON; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CELL MOTILITY; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM; GRAVITY; MIR SPACE STATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SPACE FLIGHT; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; WATER SUPPLY;

CHRYSEOBACTERIUM; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 20444433146     PISSN: 14790505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1479050504001437     Document Type: Article

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