Desk Encyclopedia of Microbiology
Edition: 1st. Ed edition
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: July 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 800
ISBN-13: 9780126213614
Subjects: Medical microbiology & virology; Microbiology (non-medical); Reference works; Science/Mathematics; Microbiology; Science; Life Sciences - Biology - Microbiology; Life Sciences - Biology - Molecular Biology; Reference; Science / Microbiology; Encyclopedias
First sentence: Bacterial adhesion to living cells and to inanimate surfaces is governed by nonspecific electrostatic and hydrophobie interactions and by more specific adhesin-receptor binding events.