The ability of an antimicrobial agent to penetrate a biofilm is not correlated with its killing or removal efficiency
The penetration ability of 12 antimicrobial agents, including antibiotics and biocides, was determined against biofilms of B. cereus and P. fluorescens using a colony biofilm assay. The surfactants benzalkonium chloride (BAC) and cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB), and the antibiotics ciprofloxa...
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| Format: | article |
| Language: | eng |
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2014
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10216/103786 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/103786 |