Adaptive responses to antimicrobial agents in biofilms

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1186-1191

  Szomolay, Barbara ^a   Klapper, Isaac ^a   Dockery, Jack ^a   Stewart, Phil S ^a,b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Montana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADAPTATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 22744446459     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2005.00797.x     Document Type: Article

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