Effect of farnesol on planktonic and biofilm cells of Staphylococcus epidermidis

Current Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 118-122

  Gomes, Fernanda I A ^a   Teixeira, Pilar ^a   Azeredo, Joana ^a   Oliveira, Rosário ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FARNESOL; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL METABOLISM; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FARNESOL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 67651151078     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-009-9408-9     Document Type: Article

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