Surface-catalysed disinfection of thick Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1092-1098

  Wood, P ^a   Caldwell, D E ^b   Evans, E ^a   Jones, M ^d   Korber, D R ^b   Wolfhaardt, G M ^b   Wilson, M ^c   Gilbert, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BATCH CELL CULTURE; CATALYSTS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION METALS;

BACTERIAL ATTACHMENT; BACTERIAL BIOFILM; BATCH CULTURE; BIOFILM FORMATION; FLOW CHAMBERS; PERSULPHATE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TRANSITION METAL CATALYSTS;

BIOFILMS;

POLYMER; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CATALYST; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAINING; SURFACE PROPERTY;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0031826097     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.00446.x     Document Type: Article

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