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Influence of Surfaces on Microbial Activity

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Biofilms — Science and Technology

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSE,volume 223))

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Three zones can be roughly distinguished in biofilms: (i) the primary layer of cells which are in contact with the solid substratum; (ii) the bulk of the biofilm; (iii) the surface layer of cells which are in direct contact with the liquid phase. The activity of the cells in each one of these zones will be affected to different degrees by mass transfer limitations, by physico-chemical interactions with the support, or by shear forces exerted by the liquid medium.

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  1. Unité de Chimie des Interfaces, Université Catholique de Louvain, Place Croix du Sud 2/18, 1348, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium

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  1. University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

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  2. University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

    T. R. Bott

  3. University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    M. Fletcher

  4. Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, Toulouse, France

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Mozes, N., Rouxhet, P.G. (1992). Influence of Surfaces on Microbial Activity. In: Melo, L.F., Bott, T.R., Fletcher, M., Capdeville, B. (eds) Biofilms — Science and Technology. NATO ASI Series, vol 223. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1824-8_13

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