Bacterial biofilms associated with food particles in the human large bowel

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 969-978

  Van Wey, Amy S ^a,b   Cookson, Adrian L ^a,c   Roy, Nicole C ^a,c   Mcnabb, Warren C ^a,c   Soboleva, Tanya K ^d   Shorten, Paul R ^a,b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^d Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Attachment; Diet; DLVO; Microbial; Models

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; DIET; FOOD; HUMAN; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LARGE INTESTINE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; DIET; FOOD; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, LARGE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUORUM SENSING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE;

EID: 79960030022     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201000589     Document Type: Review

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