Evaluation of different microtiter plate-based methods for the quantitative assessment of Staphylococcus aureus biofilms

Future Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 725-735

  Elkhatib, Walid F ^a,b,c   Khairalla, Ahmed S ^d   Ashour, Hossam M ^e,f  

^a African Union Organization St Abbassia   (Egypt)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Beni Suef University   (Egypt)

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

biofilm; bioluminescence; quantitation; safranine; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL VIOLET; RESAZURIN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; BIOASSAY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PROCEDURES;

BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84904685941     PISSN: 17460913     EISSN: 17460921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/fmb.14.33     Document Type: Article

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