Assessment of pheromone response in biofilm forming clinical isolates of high level gentamicin resistant Enterococcus faecalis

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 248-251

  Jayanthi, S ^a   Ananthasubramanian, M ^a   Appalaraju, B ^b  

^a PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b PSG INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Enterococcus faecalis; Pheromone

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; PHEROMONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID;

EID: 48249115632     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.42037     Document Type: Article

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