Enzymatic removal and disinfection of bacterial biofilms

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3724-3728

  Johansen, Charlotte ^a   Falholt, Per ^a   Gram, Lone ^b  

^a NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; OXIDOREDUCTASE; POLYPROPYLENE; STEEL;

BACTERICIDE; BIOFILM; DISINFECTION; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY;

ACTINOMYCES VISCOSUS; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOFILM; DISINFECTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ACTINOMYCES VISCOSUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MATARIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 0030799166     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.9.3724-3728.1997     Document Type: Article

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