Comparative studies on the surface properties of three Escherichia coli isolates

Biomedical Letters

Volumn 55, Issue 219-220, 1997, Pages 211-219

  Onaolapo, J ^a   Nuhu, Z S ^a   Olurinola, P F ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adherence; Escherichia coli; Hydrophobicity; Surface charge; Surface properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042920210     PISSN: 0961088X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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