Inhibition of initial adhesion of uropathogenic Enterococcus faecalis to solid substrata by an adsorbed biosurfactant layer from Lactobacillus acidophilus

Urology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 790-794

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0031000031     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(97)00065-4     Document Type: Article

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