Extracellular DNA in adhesion and biofilm formation of four environmental isolates: A quantitative study

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 394-403

  Tang, Lone ^a   Schramm, Andreas ^a   Neu, Thomas R ^b   Revsbech, Niels P ^a   Meyer, Rikke L ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Biofilm; Extracellular DNA; Microbacterium; Pseudomonas; Serratia

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BIOFILM; DNA; FLUORESCENCE; GROWTH RATE; RESEARCH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICROBACTERIUM; PSEUDOMONAS; SERRATIA;

BACTERIAL DNA; EXTRACELLULAR DNA; FRESH WATER;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ADHESION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CLASSIFICATION; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ICELAND; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBACTERIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SERRATIA;

ADHESION; BIOFILM; EXTRACELLULAR DNA; MICROBACTERIUM; PSEUDOMONAS; SERRATIA;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FRESH WATER; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; ICELAND; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SERRATIA;

EID: 84887608705     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1574-6941.12168     Document Type: Article

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