Comparative analysis of Salmonella susceptibility and tolerance to the biocide chlorhexidine identifies a complex cellular defence network

Comparative analysis of Salmonella susceptibility and tolerance to the biocide chlorhexidine identifies a complex cellular defence network

Chlorhexidine is one of the most widely used biocides in health and agricultural settings as well as in the modern food industry. It is a cationic biocide of the biguanide class. Details of its mechanism of action are largely unknown. The frequent use of chlorhexidine has been questioned recently,...

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Main Authors: Orla eCondell, Karen ePower, Kristian eHandler, Sarah eFinn, Aine eSheridan, Kjell eSergeant, Jenny eRenaut, Catherine Maeve Burgess, Jay C. D. Hinton, Jarlath eNally, Seamus eFanning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Chlorhexidine
Proteomics
Salmonella
Transcriptomics
whole genome sequencing
Biocide tolerance
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00373/full

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