Bacteriophages and biofilms

Antibiotics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 270-284

  Harper, David R ^a   Parracho, Helena M R T ^a   Walker, James ^b   Sharp, Richard ^b   Hughes, Gavin ^c   Werthén, Maria ^d,e   Lehman, Susan ^a   Morales, Sandra ^a  

^a AmpliPhi Biosciences Corporation   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c Surgical Materials Testing Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^d Mölnlycke Health Care AB   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Bacteriophage; Biofilm; Depolymerase; Persister cells; Phage therapy

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; AMIKACIN; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BIOCIDE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DORNASE ALFA; HAND SANITIZER; PECTIN LYASE; PROTEINASE; SIALIDASE; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; CATHETER; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHAGE DISPLAY; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHAGE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SILICONE CATHETER; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM;

EID: 84916877934     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20796382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics3030270     Document Type: Article

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