Growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis biofilms

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 60, 2012, Pages

  Kulka, Kathleen ^a   Hatfull, Graham ^a   Ojha, Anil K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Drug tolerance; Immunology; Issue 60; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857842340     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3820     Document Type: Article

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