Ultrasonic enhancement of antibiotic action on several species of bacteria

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 283-288

  Rediske, Andrea M ^a   Hymas, Weston C ^a   Wilkinson, Rachelle ^a   Pitt, William G ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Bioacoustic effect; E. aerogenes; S mitis; S. derby; S. epidermidis; S. marcescens; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMPICILLIN; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SPECIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; ULTRASOUND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR DERBY; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS;

EID: 0031740016     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.44.283     Document Type: Article

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