Contributions of antibiotic penetration, oxygen limitation, and low metabolic activity to tolerance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms to ciprofloxacin and tobramycin

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 317-323

  Walters III, Marshall C ^a   Roe, Frank ^a   Bugnicourt, Amandine ^a   Franklin, Michael J ^a   Stewart, Philip S ^a  

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Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; OXYGEN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOASSAY; BIOFILM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DRUG PENETRATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0037226597     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.47.1.317-323.2003     Document Type: Article

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