Effect of colistin exposure and growth phase on the surface properties of live Acinetobacter baumannii cells examined by atomic force microscopy

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 493-501

  Soon, Rachel L ^a   Nation, Roger L ^a   Harper, Marina ^a   Adler, Ben ^a   Boyce, John D ^a   Tan, Chun Hong ^a   Li, Jian ^a   Larson, Ian ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; Atomic force microscopy; Colistin; Morphology; Surface properties

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; COLISTIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH CURVE; LPXA GENE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLISTIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 80255123890     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.07.014     Document Type: Article

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