Effect of antibiotic-induced morphological changes on surface properties, motility and adhesion of nosocomial Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains under different physiological states

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1828-1837

  Fonseca, A P ^a,b   Sousa, J C ^c  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FERNANDO PESSOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Antibiotics; Morphology; Motility; Physiology; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Surface properties

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; CELL MEMBRANES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AERUGINOSA STRAINS; ETHYL-ACETATE; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; MOTILITY; P.AERUGINOSA; PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE; PIPERACILLIN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SURFACE ADHESION; TAZOBACTAM;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLOROFORM; HEXADECANE; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ADHESION; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM; HYDROPHOBICITY; MORPHOLOGY; MOTILITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH CURVE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 35448954948     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03422.x     Document Type: Article

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