Expression of the multiple antibiotic resistance operon (mar) during growth of Escherichia coli as a biofilm

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 243-247

  Maira Litran T ^a   Allison, D G ^b   Gilbert, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIOFILMS; GENE EXPRESSION;

BATCH CULTURE; BIOFILM CULTURES; CHEMICALLY DEFINED MEDIAS; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; E. COLI; GLOBAL REGULATORS; GROWTH CONDITIONS; MULTIPLE ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCES; STATIONARY PHASE; UP-REGULATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BETA GALACTOSIDASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH RATE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; OPERON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LURIA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034019747     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.00963.x     Document Type: Article

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