Antibiotic Resistance Profiles and Quorum Sensing-Dependent Virulence Factors in Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 163-167

  Wang, Huafu ^a   Tu, Faping ^b   Gui, Zhihong ^a   Lu, Xianghong ^a   Chu, Weihua ^c  

^a LISHUI PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^b AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NORTH SICHUAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^c CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Quorum sensing; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84876192383     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-013-0370-7     Document Type: Article

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