In vitro development of Staphylococcus aureus biofilms using slime-producing variants and ATP-bioluminescence for automated bacterial quantification

Luminescence

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-31

  Gracia, E ^a   Fernandez A ^a,b   Conchello, P ^a,b   Alabart, J L ^a   Perez M ^a   Amorena, B ^a,c  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón   (Spain)

Author keywords

ATP bioluminescence; ATP extractants; Biofilm; Polystyrene support; Slime; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CELLS; EXTRACTION; PHOSPHORESCENCE; POLYSTYRENES; SOLVENTS; TISSUE; TISSUE CULTURE; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID;

ATP BIOLUMINESCENCE; ATP-EXTRACTANT; BIOFILM FORMATION; EXTRACTANTS; IN-VITRO; LYSOSTAPHIN; POLYSTYRENE SUPPORT; SLIME; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPPORT SURFACES;

BIOFILMS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOFILM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; LUMINESCENCE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AUTOMATION; BIOFILMS; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LUMINESCENCE; PHOTOMETRY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0032600190     PISSN: 15227235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1522-7243(199901/02)14:1<23::aid-bio513>3.0.co;2-m     Document Type: Article

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