Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus biofilms to reactive discharge gases

Biofouling

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 763-772

  Traba, Christian ^a   Liang, Jun F ^a  

^a Stevens Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial biofilms; Discharge gas; Plasma; S. aureus; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOULING; ARGON; BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; EFFLUENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLASMA; REGROWTH; SUBSTRATE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ARGON; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILM; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMA GAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ARGON; BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PLASMA GASES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84855739291     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: 10292454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2011.602188     Document Type: Article

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