Formation of biofilms as an example of the social behavior of bacteria

Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 481-485

  Romanova, Yu M ^a   Smirnova, T A ^a   Andreev, A L ^a   Il'ina, T S ^a   Didenko, L V ^a   Gintsburg, A L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biofilms; Electron microscopy; Salmonella typhimurium

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 33746821407     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0026261706040199     Document Type: Conference Paper

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