Wound biofilms - Are they visible?

Journal of Wound Care

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 140-141

  White, R J ^a   K F Cutting, ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; HUMAN; LETTER; MICROBIOLOGY; WOUND INFECTION;

BIOFILMS; HUMANS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84861677880     PISSN: 09690700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2012.21.3.140     Document Type: Letter

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