Synthesis of biofilm resistance characteristics against antibiotics

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue 15-16, 2010, Pages 2943-2950

  Shafahi, Maryam ^a   Vafai, Kambiz ^a  

^a University of California Riverside   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Bacterial transport; Biofilm resistance; Disinfection; Microbial survival; Pseudomonas aeroginosa

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT; BACTERIAL TRANSPORT; BIO-FILM THICKNESS; BIOCIDE ACTIVITY; BIOCIDE TREATMENT; CELL DETACHMENT; COMPREHENSIVE MODEL; CURRENT MODELS; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; MICROBIAL SURVIVAL; PERSISTER CELLS; PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELS; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; RESISTANCE CHARACTERISTICS;

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCIDES; BIOFILMS; CELLULAR MANUFACTURING; DISINFECTION; DISSOLUTION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

BIOFILTERS;

EID: 77953290208     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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