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Assessment of the potential for resistance to antimicrobial violet-blue light in Staphylococcus aureus

BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial violet-blue light in the region of 405 nm is emerging as an alternative technology for hospital decontamination and clinical treatment. The mechanism of action is the excitation of endogenous porphyrins within exposed microorganisms, resulting in ROS generation, oxidative d...

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Autores principales: Tomb, Rachael M., Maclean, Michelle, Coia, John E., MacGregor, Scott J., Anderson, John G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5639585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29046782
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-017-0261-5

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