Biofilms: Structures that may facilitate cell-cell interactions

ISME Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1085-1087

  Remis, Jonathan P ^a,b   Costerton, J William ^c   Auer, Manfred ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ALLEGHENY SINGER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NOTE; QUORUM SENSING; SECRETORY VESICLE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; QUORUM SENSING; SECRETORY VESICLES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 77956095144     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2010.105     Document Type: Note

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