Exposure of Escherichia coli ATCC 12806 to sublethal concentrations of food-grade biocides influences its ability to form biofilm, resistance to antimicrobials, and ultrastructure

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1268-1280

  Capita, Rosa ^a   Riesco Peláez, Félix ^a   Alonso Hernando, Alicia ^a   Alonso Calleja, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; MICROBIAL ADHESION; MICROTITER PLATES; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITES; SURFACE COVERAGES; TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE;

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOCIDES; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLYSTYRENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOFILMS;

ADHESION; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; FOOD INDUSTRY; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHOSPHATE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; FOOD PRESERVATIVE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; PHOSPHATE; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; SODIUM NITRITE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DRUG EFFECTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PHOSPHATES; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; SODIUM NITRITE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84893441807     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02283-13     Document Type: Article

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