Bacterial gangs attack implants

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 755-756

  Arciola, Carla Renata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL PROSTHESES;

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BIOMATERIAL; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN VANA; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTIFICIAL ORGAN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOFILM; COCULTURE; EDITORIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GENE LOCATION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TRANSFER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IMPLANT; MICROCOCCUS; MORGANELLA MORGANII; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; ORTHOPEDIC PROSTHESIS; PLASMID; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 36049034217     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880703000902     Document Type: Editorial

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