Bacterial aggregation and biofilm formation in a vortical flow

Biomicrofluidics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Yazdi, Shahrzad ^a   Ardekani, Arezoo M ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; COMPETITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFILTRATION;

BACTERIAL MOTILITY; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; ECOLOGICAL PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI BACTERIA; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEM; SPATIO-TEMPORAL SCALE;

MICROFLUIDICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84871895430     PISSN: 19321058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4771407     Document Type: Article

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