Open AccessEffects of triclosan incorporation into ABS plastic on biofilm communities
Author(s) -
Lauren M. Junker
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkh196
Subject(s) - triclosan , biofilm , antimicrobial , acrylonitrile butadiene styrene , microbiology and biotechnology , food science , chemistry , bioavailability , environmental chemistry , biology , bacteria , medicine , organic chemistry , pharmacology , genetics , pathology
This study compared the attached biofilm populations on acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) plastic with and without the incorporation of the antimicrobial triclosan [5-chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) phenol] after 1-3 weeks of exposure to drinking water.
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