The impact of biofilm-forming potential and tafi production on transport of environmental Salmonella through unsaturated porous media

Biologia

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 460-464

  Salvucci, Anthony E ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a   Morales, Veronica L ^a   Cakmak, M Ekrem ^a   Hay, Anthony G ^b   Steenhuis, Tammo S ^a  

^a Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial transport; Cellulose; Curli; E. coli; Fimbriae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 65549160387     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: 13369563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-009-0102-y     Document Type: Article

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