Pneumococcal biofilms

International Microbiology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-85

  Moscoso, Miriam ^a   García, Ernesto ^a   López, Rubens ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Extracellular matrix; Otitis media; Quorum sensing; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; DNA, BACTERIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 70349662335     PISSN: 11396709     EISSN: 16181905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2436/20.1501.01.84     Document Type: Review

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