Observations of cell cluster hollowing in Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 454-457

  Stewart, P S ^a   Rani, S A ^a   Gjersing, E ^a   Codd, S L ^a   Zheng, Z ^a   Pitts, B ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CLUSTERS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS BIOFILMS;

BIOFILMS;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CELLS;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 33947654517     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2007.02112.x     Document Type: Article

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