The use of poloxamer hydrogels for the assessment of biofilm susceptibility towards biocide treatments

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 985-990

  Gilbert, P ^a   Jones, M V ^b   Allison, D G ^a   Heys, S ^a   Maira, T ^a   Wood, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; GELATION; GLASS; HYDROGELS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES;

BIOCIDE TREATMENT; DI-BLOCK COPOLYMERS; INOCULA; NON-TOXIC; POLOXAMER; POLOXAMER HYDROGELS; POLYOXYPROPYLENE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; THERMOREVERSIBLE GELATION; TRYPTONE;

GELS;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IODINE; POLOXAMER;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BIOFILM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROGEL; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PHASE TRANSITION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0031742379     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1998.tb05262.x     Document Type: Article

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