Extensive reduction of cell viability and enhanced matrix production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 flow biofilms treated with a d-amino acid mixture

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1396-1399

  Sanchez, Zoe ^a   Tani, Akio ^b   Kimbara, Kazuhide ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL BIOMASS; CELL VIABILITY; D-AMINO ACID; PERSISTER CELLS; PROTECTIVE COVER; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CELLS; ISOMERS;

CYTOLOGY;

AMINO ACID;

AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; PERSISTENCE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; DRUG EFFECT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84874718367     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02911-12     Document Type: Article

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