Use of an oxonol dye in combination with confocal laser scanning microscopy to monitor damage to Staphylococcus aureus cells during colonisation of silver-coated vascular grafts

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 234-240

  Strathmann, Martin ^a   Wingender, Jost ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Confocal microscopy; Oxonol; Silver coating; Staphylococcus aureus; Vascular graft

Indexed keywords

BIS(1,3 DIBUTYLBARBITURIC ACID)TRIMETHINE OXONOL; DYE; FLUOROCHROME; SILVER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BIS(1,3-DIBUTYLBARBITURATE)TRIMETHINE OXONOL; FLUORESCENT DYE; ISOXAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; STAINING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BARBITURATES; BIOFILMS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CELL MEMBRANE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FLUORESCENT DYES; ISOXAZOLES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; SILVER; STAINING AND LABELING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 4344597646     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2003.03.001     Document Type: Article

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