Effect of allicin on the production of polysaccharide intercellular adhesin in Staphylococcus epidermidis

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 723-728

  Cruz Villalon G ^a   Perez Giraldo C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allicin; Biofilm; Periodate analysis; PIA

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; METABOLITES; POLYSACCHARIDES; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

ALLICIN; BIOFILM FORMATION; CONTROL CULTURES; EPIDERMIDIS; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES; GLASS TUBES; MICROBEADS; PERIODATE ANALYSE; POLYSACCHARIDE INTERCELLULAR ADHESIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BIOFILMS;

ADHESIN; ALLICIN; PERIODATE SODIUM; POLYSACCHARIDE INTERCELLULAR ADHESIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOFILM; GLASS; INHIBITION; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYSACCHARIDE; SAMPLING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 79551689797     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04929.x     Document Type: Article

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