Surface charge influences enterococcal prevalence in mixed-species biofilms

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1254-1260

  Van Merode, A E J ^a   Pothoven, D C ^a   Van Der Mei, H C ^a   Busscher, H J ^a   Krom, B P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Charge heterogeneity; Enterococcus faecalis; Mixed species biofilms

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; STENTS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

BILIARY STENT; CHARGE HETEROGENEITY; CHARGE INFLUENCE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; MICROBIAL ISOLATES; MICROBIAL SPECIES; MICROTITRE PLATE; MIXED SPECIES; MIXED-SPECIES BIOFILM; PLATE ASSAY;

BIOFILMS;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIOFILM; HETEROGENEITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA LUSITANIAE; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; NONHUMAN; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; STENT; SURFACE CHARGE;

CITROBACTER FREUNDII; CLAVISPORA LUSITANIAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; STENOTROPHOMONAS;

EID: 34247355428     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03187.x     Document Type: Article

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