Microtiter spectrophotometric biofilm production assay analyzed with metrological methods and uncertainty evaluation

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1083-1088

  Erriu, Matteo ^a   Genta, Gianfranco ^b   Tuveri, Enrica ^a,c   Orr, Germano ^a   Barbato, Giulio ^b   Levi, Raffaello ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c Office of Social Policies   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Microtiter spectrophotometric assay; Uncertainty evaluation

Indexed keywords

ANTI-BIOFILM; BIOFILM PRODUCTION; GOLD STANDARDS; HARMFUL EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL FIELDS; MICROBIAL BIOFILM; MICROBIAL SPECIES; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC ASSAYS; UNCERTAINTY EVALUATION;

BIOFILMS; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84859157288     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2012.01.033     Document Type: Article

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