Understanding the effects of bacterial communities and biofilms on wound healing

World Wide Wounds

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Percival, Steven ^a   Bowler, Philip ^a  

^a Deeside Industrial Estate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial communities; Biofilms; Critical colonisation; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL REPRODUCTION; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BIOFILM; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; INFECTION; NONHUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; PROSTATITIS; SKIN INJURY; SPECIES HABITAT; STRESS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 27644584187     PISSN: 13692607     EISSN: 13692607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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