Use of a continuous-culture biofilm system to study the antimicrobial susceptibilities of Gardnerella vaginalis and Lactobacillus acidophilus

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1428-1432

  Muli, F ^a   Struthers, J K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOFILM; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0031835170     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.42.6.1428     Document Type: Article

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