Application of atmospheric pressure nonthermal plasma for the in vitro eradication of bacterial biofilms

TY - JOUR

T1 - Application of atmospheric pressure nonthermal plasma for the in vitro eradication of bacterial biofilms

AU - Alkawareek, Mahmoud Y

AU - Algwari, Qais T

AU - Gorman, Sean P

AU - Graham, William G

AU - O'Connell, Deborah

AU - Gilmore, Brendan F

N1 - © 2012 Federation of European Microbiological Societies. Published by Blackwell Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.

PY - 2012/7

Y1 - 2012/7

N2 - The use of atmospheric pressure nonthermal plasma represents an interesting and novel approach for the decontamination of surfaces colonized with microbial biofilms that exhibit enhanced tolerance to antimicrobial challenge. In this study, the influence of an atmospheric pressure nonthermal plasma jet, operated in a helium and oxygen gas mixture under ambient pressure, was evaluated against biofilms of Bacillus cereus,Staphylococcus aureus,Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Within

AB - The use of atmospheric pressure nonthermal plasma represents an interesting and novel approach for the decontamination of surfaces colonized with microbial biofilms that exhibit enhanced tolerance to antimicrobial challenge. In this study, the influence of an atmospheric pressure nonthermal plasma jet, operated in a helium and oxygen gas mixture under ambient pressure, was evaluated against biofilms of Bacillus cereus,Staphylococcus aureus,Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Within

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U2 - 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2012.00942.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2012.00942.x

M3 - Article

C2 - 22329678

SN - 1574-695X

VL - 65

SP - 381

EP - 384

JO - FEMS immunology and medical microbiology

JF - FEMS immunology and medical microbiology

IS - 2

ER -