Biofilm formation of Clostridium perfringens and its exposure to low-dose antimicrobials

Frontiers in Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue APR, 2014, Pages

  Charlebois, Audrey ^a   Jacques, Mario ^a   Archambault, Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaerobes; Antibiotic prophylaxis; Anticoccidials; Biofilm formation; Biofilms; Clostridium perfringens; Low dose antibiotics

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACITRACIN; LINCOMYCIN; MONENSIN; NARASIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; TYLOSIN; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL VIABILITY; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PLANKTON;

EID: 84899699847     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664302X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00183     Document Type: Article

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