The effect of subinhibitory concentrations of quinolones on cell surface hydrophobicity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Biologia

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 713-717

  Majtân, Viktor ^a   Majtânovâ, Eubica ^a  

^a INST OF PREV AND CLINICAL MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Hydrophobicity; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Sub mics of quinolones

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001042223     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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