Browsing Microbiology (Theses and Dissertations) by Subject "Antibiotic resistance"
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Understanding benzalkonium chloride tolerance and its implications in antibiotic resistance and other phenotypes in clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Genetics & Microbiology. Discipline of Microbiology, 2024)In this study, clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae, a Gram-negative pathogen associated with hospital acquired infections, were tested for both phenotypic and genotypic changes following adaptation to the commonly ... -
Understanding Tolerance to Biocides and its Consequences in Clinical Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae - How to Treat an ESKAPE Pathogen
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Genetics & Microbiology. Discipline of Microbiology, 2024)Biocides such as Triclosan, Benzalkonium Chloride, and Chlorhexidine have been used as disinfectants for many years, however the effects of their use and the subsequent selective pressures applied to microbial populations ...