Biofilms and planktonic cells of Pseudomonas aeruginosa have similar resistance to killing by antimicrobials

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 23, 2001, Pages 6746-6751

  Spoering, A L ^a   Lewis, K ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBENICILLIN; OFLOXACIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CELL POPULATION; GROWTH ACCELERATION; GROWTH RATE; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; CARBENICILLIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OFLOXACIN; PERACETIC ACID; PLANKTON; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TOBRAMYCIN;

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

EID: 0035173818     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.23.6746-6751.2001     Document Type: Article

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