Acridine orange as an indicator of bacterial susceptibility to gentamicin

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 199-204

  Mason, David J ^a,b   Lloyd, David ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acridine orange; Escherichia coli; Flow cytometry; Gentamicin

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT DYES; GENTAMICINS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0030819799     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00261-9     Document Type: Article

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