Effect of silver-doped phosphate-based glasses on bacterial biofilm growth

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 5228-5230

  Valappil, Sabeel P ^a   Knowles, Jonathan C ^a   Wilson, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; SILVER; SULFATE MINERALS;

BIOFILM GROWTH; GLASS DEGRADATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

GLASS;

GLASS; PHOSPHATE; SILVER;

BACTERIUM; GLASS; GROWTH RATE; INHIBITOR; PHOSPHATE; SILVER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; GROWTH INHIBITION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; GLASS; PHOSPHATES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SILVER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 50049102062     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00086-08     Document Type: Article

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