Biofilms, homoserine lactones and biocide susceptibility

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 180-184

  MacLehose, Harriet G ^a   Gilbert, Peter ^a   Allison, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biocide susceptibility; Bronopol; Cetrimide USP; Chlorhexidine diacetate; Isothiazolones; N acyl homoserine lactones

Indexed keywords

BIOCIDE; BRONOPOL; CETRIMIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE ACETATE; HOMOSERINE; LACTONE; POLOXAMER; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPLANKTON; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GENE DELETION; HYDROGEL; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WILD TYPE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CETRIMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CULTURE MEDIA; HOMOSERINE; LACTONES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOTYPE; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 1242285444     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkh090     Document Type: Article

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