Resistance, biguanide sorption and biguanide-induced pentose leakage during encystment of Acanthamaoeba castellaniii

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1287-1295

  Turner, N A ^a   Russell, A D ^b   Furr, J R ^b   Lloyd, D ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Cyst; Polyhexamethylene biguanide; Sorption; Trophozoite

Indexed keywords

BIOCIDES; MOLLUSCS;

ACANTHAMOEBA; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE DIACETATE; CYST; PENTOSE SUGARS; PHYSICAL BARRIERS; POLYHEXAMETHYLENE BIGUANIDE; TROPHOZOITE;

SORPTION;

BIGUANIDE; BIOCIDE; CHLORHEXIDINE ACETATE; PENTOSE; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE);

MICROBIOLOGY;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TROPHOZOITE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ANIMALIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 2542532196     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02260.x     Document Type: Article

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