Establishing the minimal bactericidal concentration of an antimicrobial agent for planktonic cells (MBC-P) and biofilm cells (MBC-B)

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 83, 2014, Pages

  Mah, Thien Fah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antibiotic resistance; Biofilm; Immunology; Issue 83; Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC); Planktonic; Static

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PLANKTON;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PLANKTON;

EID: 84907611100     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/50854     Document Type: Article

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