Resistance of bacterial biofilms to antibiotics a growth-rate related effect?

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 777-780

  Brown, Michael R W ^a   Allison, David G ^a   Gilbert, Peter ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFONICID; CEFTRIAXONE; POLYMYXIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024210157     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/22.6.777     Document Type: Article

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