Survival of adhering staphylococci during exposure to a quaternary ammonium compound evaluated by using atomic force microscopy imaging

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 5010-5017

  Crismaru, Mihaela ^a   Asri, Lia A T W ^a   Loontjens, Ton J A ^a   Krom, Bastiaan P ^a   De Vries, Joop ^a   Van Der Mei, Henny C ^a   Busscher, Henk J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELL SURFACE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STRESS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CALCIUM; CELL MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 80054679008     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: 10986596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.05062-11     Document Type: Article

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