Filterability of staphylococcal species through membrane filters following application of stressors

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Onyango, Laura A ^a   Dunstan, R Hugh ^a   Roberts, Timothy K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 77954337955     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-3-152     Document Type: Article

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