Correlation between enterococcus faecalis biofilms development stage and quantitative surface roughness using atomic force microscopy

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 150-158

  Santos, Ricardo P ^a   Arruda, Theodora T P ^a   Carvalho, Cibele B M ^a   Carneiro, Victor A ^a   Braga, Lara Q V ^a   Teixeira, Edson H ^a   Arruda, Francisco V S ^a   Cavada, Benildo S ^a   Havt, Alexandre ^a   De Oliveira, Taianá M ^a   Bezerra, Gustavo A ^a   Freire, Valder N ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AFM; Biofilm; Cellulose nitrate membrane; Enterococcus faecalis; EPS; Mean roughness; Topographical behavior

Indexed keywords

PYROXYLIN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOFILM; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROPORE FILTER; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BIOFILMS; COLLODION; CULTURE MEDIA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMANS; MICROPORE FILTERS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 40549131623     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927608080227     Document Type: Article

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