Controlling Pseudomonas aeruginosa persister cells by weak electrochemical currents and synergistic effects with tobramycin

Biomaterials

Volumn 33, Issue 30, 2012, Pages 7356-7365

  Niepa, Tagbo H R ^a,b   Gilbert, Jeremy L ^a,b   Ren, Dacheng ^a,b  

^a Syracuse University   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biofilm; Electrochemical control; Electrode; Persister cells

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT; BACTERIAL POPULATION; CHRONIC INFECTION; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL CONTROL; ELECTROCHEMICAL CURRENTS; IMPLANTED MEDICAL DEVICES; P.AERUGINOSA; PERSISTER CELLS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; TOBRAMYCIN; UNTREATED CONTROL;

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; ELECTRODES;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

STAINLESS STEEL; TOBRAMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL PERSISTER CELL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; INFECTION; MEDICAL DEVICE; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BIOFILMS; CARBON; CATIONS; CELL SEPARATION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYTES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PLANKTON; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TOBRAMYCIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84864998768     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: 18785905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.06.092     Document Type: Article

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