XTT assay for evaluating the effect of alcohols, hydrogen peroxide and benzalkonium chloride on biofilm formation of Staphylococcus epidermidis

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-5

  Chaieb, Kamel ^a,b   Zmantar, Tarek ^a   Souiden, Yosra ^b   Mahdouani, Kacem ^b   Bakhrouf, Amina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b Hopital Regional de Kairouan   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Benzalkonium chloride; Biofilm; Hydrogen peroxide; Staphylococcus epidermidis; XTT

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ALCOHOL; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BIOCIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; METHANOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CELL VIABILITY; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; XTT COLORIMETRIC ASSAY;

ALCOHOLS; ANILIDES; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOFILMS; COLORIMETRY; DISINFECTANTS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 78650604576     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: 10961208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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