Biofilm formation abilities and disinfectant-resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from cockroaches captured in hospitals

Biocontrol Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 65-68

  Saitou, Keiko ^a   Furuhata, Katsunori ^a   Kawakami, Yasushi ^a   Fukuyama, Masafumi ^a  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biofilm formation ability; Disinfectant resistance; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ADHESION TEST; BACTERICIDAL EFFECTS; BIOFILM FORMATION; BIOFILM FORMATION ABILITY; CELLULAR STATE; EXTRACELLULAR; FORMING ABILITY; P.AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RELATIVE VISCOSITY; STANDARD DEVIATION; SUSPENSION TEST;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); ETHANOL; HOSPITALS; STATISTICAL TESTS;

DISINFECTANTS;

ALCOHOL; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; COCKROACH; HOSPITAL; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; COCKROACHES; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBICITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VISCOSITY;

BLATTARIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 67649768666     PISSN: 13424815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4265/bio.14.65     Document Type: Article

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