Clonal variation in maximum specific growth rate and susceptibility towards antimicrobials

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1261-1267

  Sufya, N ^a   Allison, D G ^a   Gilbert, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benzalkonium chloride; Biofilms; Ciprofloxacin; Maximum specific growth rate; Tetracycline

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; BATCH CELL CULTURE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CLONING; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION STATISTICS;

BACTERIAL POPULATION; BATCH CULTURE; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLONAL VARIATIONS; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; EXPOSED TO; MAXIMUM SPECIFIC GROWTH RATES; PERSISTERS; TETRACYCLINE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZALKONIUM; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CIPROFLOXACIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM; GROWTH RATE; SURVIVAL;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CLONOGENESIS; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; STEM CELL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0344736962     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.02079.x     Document Type: Article

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