The EPS matrix as an adaptive bastion for biofilms: Introduction to special issue

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 23297-23300

  Decho, Alan W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVE; NUCLEIC ACID; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; LIPID; SCLEROPROTEIN;

BIOFILM; CELL FUNCTION; EDITORIAL; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MICROBIAL MAT; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; LIPIDS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84888343090     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms141223297     Document Type: Editorial

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