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Energy dispersive analysis of X‐rays study of the distribution of chlorhexidine diacetate and cetylpyridinium chloride on the Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteriophage F116
Author(s) -
Maillard J.Y.,
Hann A.C.,
Beggs T.S.,
Day M.J.,
Hudson R.A.,
Russell A.D.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1995.tb01320.x
Subject(s) - cetylpyridinium chloride , pseudomonas aeruginosa , chemistry , chlorhexidine , microbiology and biotechnology , distribution (mathematics) , bacteriophage , bacteria , nuclear chemistry , radiochemistry , biology , biochemistry , escherichia coli , medicine , pulmonary surfactant , genetics , mathematical analysis , mathematics , dentistry , gene
Using an energy dispersive analyser of X‐rays fitted to a scanning electron microscope, chlorhexidine was shown not to bind onto F116 bacteriophage, unlike cetylpyridinium chloride, which possibly penetrated the phage. This could explain the difference in viricidal activity between the two compounds.