Application of fluorescently labelled lectins for the study of polysaccharides in biofilms with a focus on biofouling of nanofiltration membranes

The biofilm state is the dominant microbial lifestyle in nature. A biofilm can be defined as cells organised as microcolonies embedded in an organic polymer matrix of microbial origin living at an interface between two different liquids, air and liquid, or solid and liquid. The biofilm matrix is mad...

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Main Authors: Patrick Di Martino, Thomas Cousseau, Mohamed Amine Ben Mlouka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2016-07-01
Series:AIMS Molecular Science
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Online Access:http://www.aimspress.com/Molecular/article/867/fulltext.html