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...
Main Authors: | Rejane C. Goy, Douglas de Britto, Odilio B. G. Assis |
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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 |
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