Electron microscopic study of Burkholderia cepacia biofilms

Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-61

  Smirnova, T A ^a   Didenko, L V ^a   Andreev, A L ^a   Alekseeva, N V ^a   Stepanova, T V ^a   Romanova, Yu M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Burkholderia cepacia; Electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA;

EID: 41149148119     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11021-008-1008-3     Document Type: Article

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