Filaments in curved streamlines: Rapid formation of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm streamers

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 16, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Kevin Kim, Minyoung ^a   Drescher, Knut ^a,b   Shun Pak, On ^b   Bassler, Bonnie L ^a,c   Stone, Howard A ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

biofilm; biofilm streamers; flow; microbiology; microfluidics; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLUIDICS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BIOFILM DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FLOW; HUMAN BLOOD PLASMAS; MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEM; RESISTIVE FORCE THEORY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BIOFILMS;

EID: 84903734884     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/16/6/065024     Document Type: Article

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