The activity of silver against Escherichia coli biofilm is increased by a lipopeptide biosurfactant

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 272-278

  Rivardo, Fabrizio ^a,b   Martinotti, Maria Giovanna ^b   Turner, Raymond Joseph ^a   Ceri, Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofilm eradication; Biosurfactant; Escherichia coli; Silver; Synergy

Indexed keywords

ANTI-BIOFILM; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIO SURFACTANT; BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION; CALGARY; CONCENTRATION OF; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; LIPOPEPTIDES; POTENTIAL VECTORS; SILVER IONS; SYNERGISTIC INTERACTION;

BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH CARE; METAL IONS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BIOMOLECULES;

BIOSURFACTANT; LIPOPEPTIDE BIOSURFACTANT; SILVER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOFILM; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; DISINFECTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE; ION; SILVER;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; DRUG SYNERGISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIPOPEPTIDES; SILVER NITRATE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77950676410     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W10-007     Document Type: Article

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