On structural damage incurred by bacteria upon exposure to hydrophobic polycationic coatings

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 411-416

  Hsu, Bryan B ^a   Ouyang, Jie ^c   Wong, Sze Yinn ^a,b   Hammond, Paula T ^a,b   Klibanov, Alexander M ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

^c BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Escherichia coli; Polycation; Polyethylenimine; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBACTERIAL; CELLULAR PROTEINS; E. COLI; HYDROPHOBIC POLYCATIONS; MECHANISM OF ACTION; PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; POLYCATIONS; POLYETHYLENIMINES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUCTURAL DAMAGES;

BACTERIOLOGY; COATINGS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROPHOBICITY;

BACTERIA;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; POLYAMINE; POLYCATIONS; POLYETHYLENEIMINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLISM; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; POLYAMINES; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 78651418530     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-010-0419-1     Document Type: Article

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