Effect of aminoglycosides on surface hydrophobicity of Acinetobacter baumannii

Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-20

  Hǒtacká, Anna ^a  

^a INST OF PREV AND CLINICAL MEDICINE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; Effect of aminoglycosides on surface hydrophobicity

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; XYLENE;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; DRUG EFFECT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ACINETOBACTER; AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; XYLENES;

EID: 0033631770     PISSN: 12178950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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