Combining biofilm matrix measurements with biomass and viability assays in susceptibility assessments of antimicrobials against Staphylococcus aureus biofilms

Journal of Antibiotics

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 453-459

  Skogman, Malena Elise ^a   Vuorela, Pia Maarit ^a   Fallarero, Adyary ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; CIPROFLOXACIN; CRYSTAL VIOLET; PENICILLIN G; RESAZURIN; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BIOFILM; BIOFILM MATRIX; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAINING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BETA-GLUCANS; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; FLUORESCENT DYES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ALEXA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84866892529     PISSN: 00218820     EISSN: 18811469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ja.2012.49     Document Type: Article

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