Plasmids and bacterial resistance to biocides

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-165

  Russell, A D ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; DNA; SILVER COMPOUNDS;

BACTERIAL RESISTANCE; CATIONIC AGENTS; CHLORHEXIDINE; EPIDERMIDIS; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; MEDIATED RESISTANCES; ORGANICS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUND; RESISTANCE TO ANTIBIOTICS; RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BIOCIDES;

ANION; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CATION; CHLORHEXIDINE; PENICILLIN G; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; CELL SURFACE; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG INACTIVATION; DRUG UPTAKE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PLASMID; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0030835871     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1997.00198.x     Document Type: Review

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