Effect of oxygen limitation and starvation on the benzalkonium chloride susceptibility of Escherichia coli

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1310-1317

  Bjergbaek L A ^a   Haagensen, J A J ^b   Molin, S ^b   Roslev, P ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Benzalkonium chloride; Biofilm; Escherichia coli; Glucose starvation; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CELLS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CYTOLOGY; DECAY (ORGANIC); GLUCOSE; OXYGEN;

ANAEROBICS; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; E. COLI; EFFECT OF OXYGEN; GLUCOSE-STARVATION; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; OXYGEN LIMITATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

8 DIFLUOROMETHOXY 1 ETHYL 6 FLUORO 1,4 DIHYDRO 7 [4 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 PIPERAZINYL] 4 OXO 3 QUINOLINECARBOXYLIC ACID; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BIOCIDE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; OXYGEN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUND; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOFILM; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; GLUCOSE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PESTICIDE; PLANKTON; SESSILE SPECIES; STARVATION; SUBSTRATE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOFILM; CELL DENSITY; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; SESSILE SPECIES; STAINING; TEMPERATURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

EID: 54049086577     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03901.x     Document Type: Article

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