Involvement of DNA in biofilm formation II: From bacterial adhesion to biofilm formation

Wuhan University Journal of Natural Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 162-168

  Liu, Huihui ^a,b   Wang, Lingyu ^a   Xie, Zhixiong ^a   Shen, Ping ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biofilm; DNA; Escherichia coli

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863346457     PISSN: 10071202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11859-012-0822-7     Document Type: Article

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