Spatial and temporal patterns of biocide action against Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2920-2927

  Davison, William M ^a,b   Pitts, Betsey ^a   Stewart, Philip S ^a  

^a Montana State University   (United States)

^b W L GORE AND ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCIDE; CHLORINE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; NISIN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOFILM; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DRUG EFFECTS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CHLORINE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GLUTARAL; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NISIN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 77953791246     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01734-09     Document Type: Article

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