Francisella philomiragia biofilm formation and interaction with the aquatic protist Acanthamoeba castellanii

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 219, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 178-188

  Verhoeven, Anne B ^a   Durham Colleran, Meghan W ^a   Pierson, Tony ^a   Boswell, William T ^a   Van Hoek, Monique L ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; GROWTH RATE; SAMPLING;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRANCISELLA; FRANCISELLA PHILOMIRAGIA; PROTISTA;

EID: 78149428959     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/BBLv219n2p178     Document Type: Article

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