Sub-inhibitory concentrations of antibiotics and wastewater influencing biofilm formation and gene expression of multi-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa wastewater isolates

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3539-3549

  Bruchmann, Julia ^a   Kirchen, Silke ^a   Schwartz, Thomas ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Multi resistance; P. aeruginosa; QS; RT PCR; Sub inhibitory antibiotics; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; LASI PROTEIN, PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MEXD PROTEIN, PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHLR PROTEIN, PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; ROXITHROMYCIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GENE EXPRESSION; PATHOGEN; PHENOTYPE; WASTEWATER;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; DRUG EFFECT; ECONOMICS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMAGE PROCESSING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; RISK FACTOR; UPREGULATION; WASTE WATER;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PHENOTYPE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; RISK FACTORS; ROXITHROMYCIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; UP-REGULATION; WASTE WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84878112282     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1521-4     Document Type: Article

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