Quantification, distribution, and possible source of bacterial biofilm in mouse automated watering systems

Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 63-70

  Meier, Thomas R ^a,b,d   Maute, Carrie J ^a   Cadillac, Joan M ^a   Ji, Young Lee ^b   Righter, Daniel J ^a,c   Hugunin, Kelly M S ^a   Deininger, Rolf A ^b   Dysko, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; RAT; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BIOFILMS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MOUTH; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 41849125341     PISSN: 15596109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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