Dynamics of microbial growth and coexistence on variably saturated rough surfaces

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 262-275

  Long, Tao ^a   Or, Dani ^b  

^a Tufts University   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; POROSITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME;

BACTERIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POROSITY; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 68549117101     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-009-9510-3     Document Type: Article

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