Characteristics and significance of microbial biofilm formation

Periodicum Biologorum

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-121

  Marić, Svjetlana ^a   Vraneš, Jasmina ^b  

^a JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Biofilm formation; Infections; Quorum sensing; Signalling molecules

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPLANKTON; BIOFILM; CELL ADHESION; DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTION; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW; STRESS;

EID: 34250897361     PISSN: 00315362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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