Pleurotaenium trabecula, a desmid of wetland biofilms: The extracellular matrix and adhesion mechanisms

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1022-1038

  Domozych, David S ^a   Elliott, Leah ^a   Kiemle, Sarah N ^b   Gretz, Michael R ^b  

^a SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Biofilm; Desmid; EPS; Pleurotaenium

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; PLEUROTAENIUM; PLEUROTAENIUM TRABECULA;

EID: 34848892112     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2007.00389.x     Document Type: Article

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