Chitosan coupling makes microbial biofilms susceptible to antibiotics

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Zhang, Amin ^a   Mu, Haibo ^a   Zhang, Wuxia ^a   Cui, Guoting ^a   Zhu, Jie ^a   Duan, Jinyou ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHITOSAN; DRUG CARRIER; STREPTOMYCIN;

BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CHITOSAN; DRUG CARRIERS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOMYCIN;

EID: 84889564311     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep03364     Document Type: Article

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