CELL-DENSITY AND GROWTH-PHASE AS FACTORS IN THE RESISTANCE OF A BIOFILM OF PSEUDOMONAS-AERUGINOSA (ATCC-27853) TO IODINE

Authors
BROWN ML GAUTHIER JJ
Citation
Ml. Brown et Jj. Gauthier, CELL-DENSITY AND GROWTH-PHASE AS FACTORS IN THE RESISTANCE OF A BIOFILM OF PSEUDOMONAS-AERUGINOSA (ATCC-27853) TO IODINE, Applied and environmental microbiology, 59(7), 1993, pp. 2320-2322
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Applied and environmental microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00992240
Volume
59
Issue
7
Year of publication
1993
Pages
2320 - 2322
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(1993)59:7<2320:CAGAFI>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Previous studies have shown that biofilms exhibit enhanced resistance to iodine. Investigations were conducted to determine the relative imp ortance of growth phase versus cell density on biofilm resistance of P seudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27853) to iodine. Cell density is a contri buting factor to resistance, whereas growth to the stationary phase is not sufficient to achieve resistance.