title: Adherence of organisms to silver-coated surfaces.
abstract: Pure silver-, silver oxide- and silver chloride-treated surfaces in comparison to polypropylene inhibited both growth and adherence from saline of Serratia marcescens, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida 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.
authors.affiliation: Georgia State University, Biology Department, Atlanta 30302-4010, USA.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Ahearn
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: May
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Gabriel
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000502:physiology; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010087:Oxides; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000502:physiology; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000502:physiology; D012834:Silver; D018030:Silver Compounds; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010087:Oxides; D018030:Silver Compounds; D012834:Silver; C040225:disilver oxide; C037548:silver chloride