Investigation of biofilm formation in Acinetobacter baumannii isolates and their colistin susceptibilities in biofilm

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 199-

  Milletli Sezgin, Fikriye ^a   Coban, Ahmet Yilmaz ^a   Gunaydin, Murat ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLISTIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; BROTH DILUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH RATE; LETTER; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; COLISTIN; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 84872292946     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.10.003     Document Type: Letter

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