Titre :
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Activity of chlorhexidine against escherichia coli growing as biofilms on inert solid phase
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Auteurs :
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G. Dusart ;
M. Zuccarelli ;
UNIVERSITE MONTPELLIER LABORATOIRE DE BACTERIOLOGIE ;
J. Jeannot ;
M. Simeon De buochberg
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Type de document :
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article/chapitre/communication
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Année de publication :
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1994
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Format :
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p. 83-88
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Langues:
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= Anglais
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Catégories :
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MICROBIOLOGIE
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Mots-clés:
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ESCHERICHIA COLI
;
BACTERIE
;
BIOTECHNOLOGIE
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Résumé :
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The present study investigated the colonization of an inert solid phase Tygon in an original system with Escherichia coli ATCC 10536, in a continous flow of fresh medium under iron-limiting conditions and sufficiently diluted to preclude the growth of suspended cells. The results of the study suggested that cells in biofilms were more susceptible to chlorhexidine than suspended cells. According to this model, the biofilms were less susceptible under dynamic conditions than under static conditions (AFNOR). The activity of chlorhexidine at the concentration normally used for bladder washouts against Escherichia coli was discussed.
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Source :
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Colloids and surfaces B : biointerfaces, vol n°2
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