Mechanisms of biofilm resistance to antimicrobial agents

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 34-39

  Mah, Thien Fah C ^a   O'Toole, George A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE; BIOCIDE; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLEROXOCIN; MONOCHLORAMINE; OFLOXACIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; QUINOLONE; SIGMA FACTOR; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DRUG PENETRATION; GENE INDUCTION; GLYCOCALYX; GROWTH RATE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PHENOTYPE; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SIGMA FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0035014383     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-842X(00)01913-2     Document Type: Review

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