Copper and quaternary ammonium cations exert synergistic bactericidal and antibiofilm activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2870-2881

  Harrison, Joe J ^a   Turner, Raymond J ^a   Joo, Daniel A ^a   Stan, Michelle A ^a   Chan, Catherine S ^a   Allan, Nick D ^b   Vrionis, Helen A ^a   Olson, Merle E ^b   Ceri, Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Innovotech Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ALUMINUM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BIOCIDE; CETALKONIUM HALIDE; CETYLPYRIDINIUM SALT; COPPER ION; MIRISTALKONIUM CHLORIDE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; POLYCIDE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; SELENIUM OXIDE; SILVER; STABROM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIROX; ZINC ION;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOFILM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA CHOLERASUIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CALORIMETRY; COPPER; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 48749097046     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00203-08     Document Type: Article

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