Alginate overproduction affects pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm structure and function

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 18, 2001, Pages 5395-5401

  Hentzer, M ^a   Teitzel, G M ^a   Balzer, G J ^a   Heydorn, A ^a   Molin, S ^a   Givskov, M ^a   Parsek, M R ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; POLYSACCHARIDE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ALGINATES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HUMANS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TOBRAMYCIN;

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

EID: 0034878704     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.18.5395-5401.2001     Document Type: Article

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