Biofilms: A role in recurrent mastitis infections?

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 398-407

  Melchior, M B ^a   Vaarkamp, H ^a   Fink Gremmels, J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Antimicrobial therapy; Biofilms; Mastitis

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACITRACIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; DISINFECTANT AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; NEOMYCIN; OFLOXACIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN REGULATOR; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; POLYSACCHARIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SIGMA FACTOR RPOS; TEICHOIC ACID; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DAIRY CATTLE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG PENETRATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENOTYPE; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MASTITIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; RECURRENT INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS; UDDER; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CATTLE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; RECURRENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 33645943393     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2005.01.006     Document Type: Article

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