Measuring antimicrobial activity against biofilm bacteria

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 2-4, 2003, Pages 285-291

  Curtin, J ^a   Cormican, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agent; Biofilm; Standardization; Susceptibility testing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 38749101120     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:RESB.0000040457.50864.d6     Document Type: Article

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