Ambroxol interferes with Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 211-215

  Lu, Qi ^a   Yu, Jialin ^a   Yang, Xiqiang ^a   Wang, Jiarong ^a   Wang, Lijia ^a   Lin, Yayin ^a   Lin, Lihua ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ambroxol; Biofilm formation; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

AMBROXOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOFILM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; ENTROPY; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; WILD TYPE; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PATHOGENICITY;

AMBROXOL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; HUMANS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING;

EID: 77954959415     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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