Antibiotic-EDTA combination induced dispersal of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 363-367

  Shaikh, Asim I ^a   Musaddiq, M ^a  

^a SHRI SHIVAJI SCIENCE COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Drug resistance; EDTA; Pseudomonas

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; EDETIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE; TOBRAMYCIN;

AGAR WELL DIFFUSION TECHNIQUE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; DIFFUSION; DISK DIFFUSION; DISPERSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; SCREENING TEST;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84872731672     PISSN: 09737510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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