Inhibitory effects of nisin-coated multi-walled carbon nanotube sheet on biofilm formation from Bacillus anthracis spores

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2526-2534

  Dong, Xiuli ^a   McCoy, Eric ^a   Zhang, Mei ^b   Yang, Liju ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Biofilm; Multi walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs); Nisin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; COATINGS; CULTIVATION; ESTERS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROORGANISMS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOTUBES;

ANTI-MICROBIAL EFFECTS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS SPORES; BIOFILM FORMATION; NATURAL-ANTIMICROBIALS; NISIN; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE FILMS; SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

ADHESION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; GERMINATION; INHIBITOR; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PEPTIDE; SPORE;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

CARBON NANOTUBE; NISIN; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIOFILM; DRUG EFFECTS; EVALUATION STUDY;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BIOFILMS; NANOTUBES, CARBON; NISIN; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84915790922     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: 18787320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2014.04.010     Document Type: Article

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