Influence of biosurfactants from probiotic bacteria on formation of biofilms on voice prostheses

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 4408-4410

  Rodrigues, Lígia ^a   Van Der Mei, Henny C ^b   Teixeira, José ^a   Oliveira, Rosário ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; PROSTHETICS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BIOFILM FORMATION; BIOSURFACTANTS;

MICROBIOLOGY;

BIOSURFACTANT; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

MICROBIOLOGY;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LIFESPAN; NONHUMAN; PROSTHESIS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; THROAT; VOICE;

BIOFILMS; HUMANS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LARYNX, ARTIFICIAL; PROBIOTICS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 3242786605     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.7.4408-4410.2004     Document Type: Article

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