Reduced susceptibility of thin Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms to hydrogen peroxide and monochloramine

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 22-30

  Cochran, W L ^a   McFeters, G A ^a   Stewart, Philip S ^a,b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Montana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CYTOLOGY; GENES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDATION;

ALGINATE GEL BEADS; BIOFILM CELLS; CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; MICRO-ORGANISMS; MONOCHLORAMINE; PLANKTONIC BACTERIA; PLANKTONIC-CELLS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RATE COEFFICIENTS;

BIOFILMS;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MONOCHLORAMINE;

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL CONTROL;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL ADHESION; DIFFUSION; DISINFECTION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

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

EID: 0034054228     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.00825.x     Document Type: Article

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