Beneficial biofilm formation by industrial bacteria Bacillus subtilis and related species

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-8

  Morikawa, Masaaki ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus; biocontrol; biofilm; bioreactor; bioremediation; corrosion

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCONTROL; BIODIVERSITY; BIOREACTORS; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; METABOLITES; PLANTS (BOTANY); STEEL CORROSION;

BIOFILM FORMATION; FREE-LIVING ORGANISMS; OXYGEN AVAILABILITY; PLANT PATHOGENS;

BIOFILMS;

OXYGEN; STEEL;

AIR; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL COUNT; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL REACTION; CORROSION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INFECTION CONTROL; LIQUID; METABOLITE; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PHYSICAL STRESS; PLANT DISEASE; SOLID; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ENDOSPORE-FORMING RODS AND COCCI; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CORROSION; GRAM-POSITIVE ENDOSPORE-FORMING RODS; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; STEEL;

EID: 33646243578     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1263/jbb.101.1     Document Type: Article

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