Physiological changes induced by the quaternary ammonium compound benzyldimethyldodecylammonium chloride on Pseudomonas fluorescens

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1036-1043

  Ferreira, C ^a   Pereira, A M ^a   Pereira, M C ^a   Melo, L F ^a   Simoes M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Mode of action; P. fluorescens

Indexed keywords

BENZYLDIMETHYLDODECYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; POTASSIUM; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; POTASSIUM CELL LEVEL; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 79954622205     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr028     Document Type: Article

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