N-acetyl-L-cysteine affects growth, extracellular polysaccharide production, and bacterial biofilm formation on solid surfaces

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 4814-4822

  Olofsson, Ann Cathrin ^a   Hermansson, Malte ^a   Elwing, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BIOFILMS; POLYSACCHARIDES; STAINLESS STEEL;

SOLID SURFACES;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; EXTRACELLULAR POLYSACCHARIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE; STAINLESS STEEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; DRUG EFFECT; MONOCULTURE; NONHUMAN; PAPER INDUSTRY; SOLID; SURFACE PROPERTY; WETTABILITY;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0042029364     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.8.4814-4822.2003     Document Type: Article

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