Factors associated with adherence to and biofilm formation on polystyrene by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: The role of cell surface hydrophobicity and motility

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 287, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-47

  Pompilio, Arianna ^a   Piccolomini, Raffaele ^a   Picciani, Carla ^a   D'Antonio, Domenico ^b   Savini, Vincenzo ^b   Di Bonaventura, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b SPIRITO SANTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Biofilm; Hydrophobicity; Motility; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

Indexed keywords

POLYSTYRENE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYSTYRENES; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 50949126819     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01292.x     Document Type: Article

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