Cellulase inhibits Burkholderia cepacia biofilms on diverse prosthetic materials

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 327-330

  Rajasekharan, Satish Kumar ^a   Ramesh, Samiraj ^a  

^a PRIST UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti biofilm activity; Burkholderia cepacia; Cellulase; Prosthetic materials

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; NONHUMAN; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL;

BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA;

EID: 84886797357     PISSN: 17331331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33073/pjm-2013-044     Document Type: Article

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