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20 - Capsules and Slimes

from Part II - Single Bacteria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2024

Thomas Andrew Waigh
Thomas Andrew Waigh
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University of Manchester
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Introduces capsules and slimes with physiological examples, elasticity calculations and dynamics.

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capsulesslimes
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The Physics of Bacteria
From Cells to Biofilms
 , pp. 216 - 226
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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