Inhibition of initial adhesion of uropathogenic Enterococcus faecalis by biosurfactants from Lactobacillus isolates

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1958-1963

  Velraeds, Martine M C ^a   Van Der Mei, Henny C ^a   Reid, Gregor ^b   Busscher, Henk J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL ADHESION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0029889180     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.6.1958-1963.1996     Document Type: Article

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