Stimulation and inhibition of bacterial growth by caffeine dependent on chloramphenicol and a phenolic uncoupler - A ternary toxicity study using microfluid segment technique

Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 770-778

  Cao, Jialan ^a   Kur̈sten, Dana ^a   Schneider, Steffen ^a   Köhler, J Michael ^a  

^a ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bolographic maps; Caffeine; Chloramphenicol; E. coli; Micro droplets; Microfluidics; Mixture toxicity; Phenolic uncoupler

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; E. COLI; MICRO DROPLETS; MIXTURE TOXICITY; UNCOUPLERS;

ANTIBIOTICS; CELL CULTURE; CULTIVATION; DROPS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROFLUIDICS; REDUNDANCY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOXICITY;

PHENOLS;

2,4 DINITROPHENOL; CAFFEINE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; PHENOL;

ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CELL DENSITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW RATE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FLUOROMETRY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MEASUREMENT; MICROFLUIDICS; MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOMETRY; TOXICITY;

2,4-DINITROPHENOL; CAFFEINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHLORAMPHENICOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; PHENOL; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 84865134013     PISSN: 15507033     EISSN: 15507041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2012.1447     Document Type: Article

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