Diversity of heterotrophic bacteria isolated from biofilm samples and cell surface hydrophobicity

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-74

  Furuhata, Katsunori ^a   Kato, Yuko ^b   Goto, Keiichi ^b   Hara, Motonobu ^a   Fukuyama, Masafumi ^a  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Mitsui Norin Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Heterotrophic bacteria; Hydrophobicity

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CULTURE MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS ALCALIGENES;

AIR CONDITIONING; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; CULTURE MEDIA; FOOD INDUSTRY; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; HOUSING; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYPROPYLENES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 63249126906     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: 13498037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.55.69     Document Type: Article

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