In vitro screening for antimicrobial activity of chitosans and chitooligosaccharides, aiming at potential uses in functional textiles

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 311-318

  Fernandes, João C ^a   Tavaria, Freni K ^a   Fonseca, Susana C ^a   Ramos, Óscar S ^a   Pintado, Manuela E ^a   Malcata, F Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biopolymers; Molecular weight; Skin borne microorganisms

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; CHITOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TARGET ORGANISM; TEXTILE; YEAST; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CHITOSAN; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; TEXTILES;

EID: 77649220273     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.0904.04038     Document Type: Article

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