Differences between Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a clinical sample and in a colony isolated from it: Comparison of virulence capacity and susceptibility of biofilm to inhibitors

Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 267-275

  Ramos, A N ^a   Peral, M C ^a   Valdez, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bacterial interference; Biofilm inhibition; Burns; Lactobacillus plantarum; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL VIOLET; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; BURN INFECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LIVER; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPLEEN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WOUND HEALING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; MUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 77951024054     PISSN: 01479571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cimid.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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