In vitro anaerobic biofilms of human colonic microbiota

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 296-301

  Sproule Willoughby, K M ^a   Stanton, M Mark ^a   Rioux, K P ^b   McKay, D M ^c   Buret, A G ^a,c   Ceri, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Health Sciences Centre Calgary   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteria; Biofilms; Intestinal microbiota

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; COLON BIOPSY; COLON FLORA; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA ISOLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; COLON; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; METAGENOME; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78149469908     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2010.09.020     Document Type: Article

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