Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm quantification: Effect of different solvents and dyes

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 63-66

  Wu, X ^a   Santos, R R ^a   Fink Gremmels, J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crystal violet; DMSO; Ethanol; Methanol; Safranin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CRYSTAL VIOLET; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DYE; METHANOL; SAFRANIN; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; COLORING AGENT; PHENAZINE DERIVATIVE; SAFRANINE T;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAINING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SUPERNATANT; DRUG EFFECTS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOFILMS; COLORING AGENTS; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ETHANOL; GENTIAN VIOLET; METHANOL; PHENAZINES; SOLVENTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 84899583989     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2014.03.016     Document Type: Article

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