A review of the antimicrobial activity of chitosan
Chitosan, a versatile hydrophilic polysaccharide derived from chitin, has a broad antimicrobial spectrum to which gram-negative, gram-positive bacteria and fungi are highly susceptible. In the current review, three possible and accepted antimicrobial mechanisms for chitosan are presented and briefly...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Polímeros
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Polímeros |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-14282009000300013 |