The antimicrobial effect of blue light: What are behind?

Virulence

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 649-652

  Dai, Tianhong ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

antimicrobial blue light; bacterium; combination therapy; drug resistance; hyper susceptibility; synergistic effect; virulence factor

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

HUMAN; LIGHT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; HUMANS; LIGHT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY;

EID: 85010677244     PISSN: 21505594     EISSN: 21505608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2016.1276691     Document Type: Editorial

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