New methods for the isolation and characterization of biofilm-persistent mutants in Pseudomonas putida

Environmental Microbiology Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 679-685

  López Sánchez, Aroa ^a   Jiménez Fernández, Alicia ^a   Calero, Patricia ^a   Gallego, Laura D ^a   Govantes, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOFILMS; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 84879503159     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12067     Document Type: Article

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