Biofilm production of clinical isolates of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia altered by sodium phosphate buffer supplementation of the medium

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 677-679

  Brooke, Joanna S ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Phosphate; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LURIA; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 38849139800     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03175373     Document Type: Article

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