Biofilm evidence and the microbial diversity of horse wounds

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 197-202

  Freeman, Karen ^a   Woods, Emma ^b   Welsby, Sarah ^b   Percival, Steven L ^b   Cochrane, Christine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Deeside Industrial Estate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilms; DGGE; Horses; Wounds

Indexed keywords

AERUGINOSA; BACTERIAL SPECIES; BIOPSY SAMPLES; CHRONIC WOUNDS; COOKED MEATS; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DGGE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HORSES; MICROBIAL DIVERSITIES; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STERILE SALINES; TISSUE BIOPSIES; WOUNDS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILTERS; BIOPSY; DEBRIS; ELECTROPHORESIS; GELATION;

BIOFILMS;

DNA 16S;

BIOFILM; ELECTROKINESIS; HORSE; INJURY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOFILM; BIOPSY; CHRONIC WOUND; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HORSE; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVIDENCIA RETTGERI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SPECIES RICHNESS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFILMS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HORSES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EQUIDAE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MONAS; PROVIDENCIA RETTGERI; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 65349152478     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W08-115     Document Type: Article

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