A study on the effects of some laboratory-derived genetic mutations on biofilm formation by Listeria monocytogenes

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 527-531

  Kumar, Sanath ^d   Parvathi, Ammini ^b   George, Jeffy ^a   Krohne, Georg ^c   Karunasagar, Indrani ^a   Karunasagar, Iddya ^a  

^a University   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^d ENMU 2386 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

agrA; Ami; Biofilm; Electron microscopy; Listeria monocytogenes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; BIOFILMS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGRA; AMI; BIOFILM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

BIOFILTERS;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; OCTODON DEGUS;

EID: 59449095569     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-008-9919-8     Document Type: Article

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