Cell surface hydrophobicity of colistin-susceptible vs resistant Acinetobacter baumannii determined by contact angles: Methodological considerations and implications

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 940-951

  Soon, R L ^a   Li, J ^a   Boyce, J D ^a   Harper, M ^a   Adler, B ^a   Larson, I ^a   Nation, R L ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Lipopolysaccharide; Mechanism of action

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; DROPS; HYDROPHOBICITY;

ACINETOBACTERS; ANTIMICROBIAL; BAUMANNII; CELL SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY; COLISTIN; CONTACT ANGLE ANALYSIS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MECHANISM OF ACTION; OUTER MEMBRANE; WATER DROPLETS;

CONTACT ANGLE;

COLISTIN;

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM; CELL ORGANELLE; FILTRATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE; PHENOTYPE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL SURFACE; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PHENOTYPE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 84866274589     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05337.x     Document Type: Article

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