Poly(ethylene terephthalate) polymer surfaces as a substrate for bacterial attachment and biofilm formation

Microbes and Environments

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-42

  Webb, Hayden K ^a   Crawford, Russell J ^a   Sawabe, Tomoo ^b   Ivanova, Elena P ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial attachment; Biofilm; Poly(ethylene terephthalate)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 70349898238     PISSN: 13426311     EISSN: 13426311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.ME08538     Document Type: Article

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