Adherence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to inanimate polymers including biomaterials

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 713-717

  Stone, J H ^a,b   Gabriel, M M ^a   Ahearn, D G ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Whitehall Robins Healthcare   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Polymers; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL DNA; BIOMATERIAL; LATEX; LEUCINE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYMACON; POLYMER; POLYVINYL ACETATE; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; SILICONE; THYMIDINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; LEUCINE; POLYMERS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; THYMIDINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0032781935     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900686     Document Type: Article

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