Potential of bacteriophage ΦaB2 as an environmental biocontrol agent for the control of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Chen, Li Kuang ^a,b   Liu, Yu Lin ^a   Hu, Anren ^a   Chang, Kai Chih ^a   Lin, Nien Tsung ^a   Lai, Meng Jiun ^a   Tseng, Chun Chieh ^a  

^a TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Biocontrol; MDRAB

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; GLASS; GLYCEROL; LIQUID PARAFFIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIOPHAGE PHI AB2; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STABILITY; LOTION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PH; PLAQUE FORMING CELL; STORAGE; SURFACE PROPERTY; SUSPENSION; TEMPERATURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIOPHAGES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIAL VIABILITY;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84879809591     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-13-154     Document Type: Article

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