Antimicrobial mechanisms of ortho-phthalaldehyde action

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 230-242

  Simões, Manuel ^a   Simões, Lúcia C ^a   Cleto, Sara ^a   Machado, Idalina ^a   Pereira, Maria O ^a   Vieira, Maria J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial action; Antimicrobial resistance; Biocide; Disinfection; Mechanisms of action; Ortho phtalaldehyde

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DISINFECTANT AGENT; PHTHALALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HYDROPHOBICITY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PERMEABILITY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CELL MEMBRANE; DISINFECTANTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; O-PHTHALALDEHYDE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PERMEABILITY; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 34250718598     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200610280     Document Type: Article

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