Reproducible filtration of bacteria with micromechanical filters

Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 337-350

  Reidt, Ulrich ^a   Chauhan, Lina ^a   Müller, Gerhard ^a   Molz, Ramona ^b   Lindner, Petra ^b   Wolf, Hans ^b   Friedberger, Alois ^a  

^a AIRBUS GROUP INNOVATIONS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 57349196672     PISSN: 10603999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4581.2008.00140.x     Document Type: Article

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