Evaluation of biofilm production, gelatinase activity, and mannose-resistant hemagglutination in Acinetobacter baumannii strains

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 513-518

  Cevahir, Nural ^a,b   Demir, Melek ^a   Kaleli, Ilknur ^a   Gurbuz, Melahat ^a   Tikvesli, Soner ^a  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; Biofilms; Gelatinases; Hemagglutination

Indexed keywords

GELATINASE; MANNOSE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; BLOOD GROUP AB; BLOOD GROUP O; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; GELATINIZATION; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS INFECTION; GELATINASES; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 62149107862     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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