Photodynamic inactivation of bacterial and yeast biofilms with a cationic porphyrin

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1387-1396

  Beirão, Sandra ^a   Fernandes, Sara ^a   Coelho, Joel ^a   Faustino, Maria A F ^a   Tomé, João P C ^a,b   Neves, Maria G P M S ^a   Tomé, Augusto C ^a   Almeida, Adelaide ^a   Cunha, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

CATION; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PORPHYRIN;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; DRUG EFFECTS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; YEAST;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CATIONS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PORPHYRINS; YEASTS;

EID: 84915748658     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/php.12331     Document Type: Article

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