Bacteriophage attack as an anti-biofilm strategy

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 1147, Issue , 2014, Pages 277-285

  Sillankorva, Sanna ^a   Azeredo, Joana ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Biofilm; Control

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOFILM; CELL COUNTING; CELL LYSATE; PLAQUE ASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; TITRIMETRY; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BACTERIOPHAGES; BIOFILMS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84908535401     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0467-9_20     Document Type: Article

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