Inhibition of biofilm formation by the antisense peptide nucleic acids targeted at the motA gene in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 strain

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1981-1987

  Hu, Jian'e ^a   Xia, Yun ^a   Xiong, Ying ^a   Li, Xiaofeng ^a   Su, Xiaoyan ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Dot blot hybridization; PNA; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ANTI-SENSE INHIBITION; ANTISENSE; ANTISENSE AGENT; BIOFILM FORMATION; CELL-PENETRATING PEPTIDE; CONTROL GROUPS; DOSE-DEPENDENT MANNER; DOT-BLOT HYBRIDIZATION; EFFECTIVE CONCENTRATION; ESSENTIAL GENE; GENETIC TREATMENT; NO REDUCTION; P.AERUGINOSA; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACID; PNA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; GENES; NUCLEIC ACIDS;

PEPTIDES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 80051544695     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-011-0658-x     Document Type: Article

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