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Generalized Relationship between Numbers of Bacteria and Their Viability in Biofilms

Bacterial biofilms are confined communities that are encapsulated in protective layers of extracellular polymeric substances. Microscopic evaluation of biofilms of diverse bacterial strains on various substrata reveals that, in general, the percentage of viable bacteria decreases with the total numb...

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Main Authors: Sjollema, Jelmer, Rustema-Abbing, Minie, van der Mei, Henny C., Busscher, Henk J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3147378/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21622779
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00178-11
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