ACTIVITY OF AN INSOLUBLE ANTIMICROBIAL QUATERNARY AMINE COMPLEX IN PLASTICS

被引:17
作者
PRICE, DL
SAWANT, AD
AHEARN, DG
机构
[1] GEORGIA STATE UNIV,DEPT BIOL,MICROBIAL & BIOCHEM SCI LAB,POB 4010,ATLANTA,GA 30302
[2] INTERFACE RES CORP,KENNESAW,GA
来源
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY | 1991年 / 8卷 / 02期
关键词
QUATERNARY AMINE; INSOLUBLE ANTIMICROBIAL IN PLASTICS; BACTERIAL ADHERENCE; INHIBITION OF ASPERGILLUS-NIGER;
D O I
10.1007/BF01578758
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Growth and survival of Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Aspergillus niger were reduced by a low-solubility polysubstituted-quaternary amine complex (Intersept(R)) processed into the matrices of ethylene vinyl acetate, polystyrene and polyethylene. Recoveries of challenge microorganisms from agar film overlays and determination of the effects of the complex on radiolabelled-leucine transport by adhered cells and bacterial biofilms were more suitable for assessing inhibitory efficacies than standard agar diffusion or serial dilution procedures.
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页码:83 / 90
页数:8
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