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Activity on Surfaces

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Microbial Adhesion and Aggregation

Part of the book series: Life Sciences Research Reports ((DAHLEM LIFE,volume 31))

Abstract

Natural environments contain a bewildering array of surfaces potentially available for attachment and colonization by microorganisms. Such surfaces range from inorganic to organic, animate to inanimate, to artificial (i.e., man-made) forms. In many cases the substratum to which microbes attach can also constitute a metabolizable substrate.

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  1. J. A. Breznak
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  2. K. E. Cooksey
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Breznak, J.A. et al. (1984). Activity on Surfaces. In: Marshall, K.C. (eds) Microbial Adhesion and Aggregation. Life Sciences Research Reports, vol 31. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70137-5_15

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