Archaeal biofilms: Widespread and complex

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 393-398

  Fröls, Sabrina ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Archaea; Biofilm; Extracellular polymeric substance; Flagellum; Pilus

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; PILIN;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARCHAEOGLOBUS FULGIDUS; ARCHAEON; BIOFILM; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRENARCHAEOTA; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EURYARCHAEOTA; FERROPLASMA ACIDARMANUS; HALOBACTERIALES; HALOBACTERIUM SALINARUM; HALOFERAX VOLCANII; HALORUBRUM LACUSPROFUNDI; METHANOCOCCUS MARIPALUDIS; METHANOCOCCUS VOLTAE; METHANOSARCINA MAZEI; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFOLOBUS ACIDOCALDARIUS; SULFOLOBUS TOKODAII; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARCHAEA; BIOFILMS; CELL ADHESION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84873196301     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST20120304     Document Type: Conference Paper

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