Boundaries for biofilm formation: humidity and temperature.
Environmental conditions which define boundaries for biofilm production could provide useful ecological information for biofilm models. A practical use of defined conditions could be applied to the high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain. Data for temperature and humidity conditions indicate that decreases in relative humidity or increased temperature severely affect biofilm formation on three candidate canister metals.
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Terry Ann
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Health Sciences Department, Community College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada 89146, USA.
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Curtis R
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Amy
Penny S
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D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D006813:Humidity; D013696:Temperature