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Adherence of organisms to silver-coated surfaces

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Journal of Industrial Microbiology

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Pure silver-, silver oxide- and silver chloride-treated surfaces in comparison to polypropylene inhibited both growth and adherence from saline ofSerratia marcescens, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa andCandida albicans. These same organisms demonstrated enhanced adherence to an Ion-Beam-Assisted-Deposited silver surface followed by loss of viability. This type of surface in contrast to the other silver surfaces did not produce zones of inhibition in agar diffusion tests.

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    D G Ahearn, L L May & M M Gabriel

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Ahearn, D.G., May, L.L. & Gabriel, M.M. Adherence of organisms to silver-coated surfaces. Journal of Industrial Microbiology 15, 372–376 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01569993

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