Extracellular polysaccharides in microbial biofilm and their influence on the electrophoretic properties of microbial cells

Capillary Electrophoresis of Carbohydrates: From Monosaccharides to Complex Polysaccharides

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 105-126

  Ruzicka, Filip ^a   Horka, Marie ^b   Hola, Veronika ^a  

^a ST ANNE S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Candida biofilms; Capillary electrophoresis; Capillary isoelectric focusing; Capillary zone electrophoresis; Lactobacilli; Microbial biofilm; Polymeric matrix; Pseudomonas biofilm

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875365793     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-875-1_5     Document Type: Chapter

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