Increased biofilm formation in Escherichia coli isolated from acute prostatitis

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 21-25

  Kanamaru, Sojun ^a   Kurazono, Hisao ^b   Terai, Akito ^c   Monden, Koichi ^d   Kumon, Hiromi ^d   Mizunoe, Yoshimitsu ^e   Ogawa, Osamu ^a   Yamamoto, Shingo ^f  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^c KURASHIKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Escherichia coli; Prostatitis; Urinary tract infection (UTI); Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC)

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL VIOLET;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BINDING ASSAY; BIOFILM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATITIS; PYELONEPHRITIS; SEROTYPE; URINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; BIOFILMS; CYSTITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENTIAN VIOLET; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATITIS; PYELONEPHRITIS;

EID: 33746710313     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.05.006     Document Type: Article

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