Copper as an antimicrobial agent against opportunistic pathogenic and multidrug resistant Enterobacter bacteria

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 586-593

  Tian, Wen Xiao ^a   Yu, Shi ^a   Ibrahim, Muhammad ^a,b   Almonaofy, Abdul Wareth ^a   He, Liu ^a   Hui, Qiu ^a   Bo, Zhu ^a   Li, Bin ^a   Xie, Guan lin ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

antibacterial activity; copper; Enterobacter; multidrug resistant; opportunistic pathogen

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COPPER; CYCLOSERINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENTEROBACTER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; STAINING; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COPPER; CYCLOSERINE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENTEROBACTER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; STAINING AND LABELING; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER;

EID: 84865703974     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 19763794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-012-2067-8     Document Type: Article

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