Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 52-61 , March 2009

Mechanistic insight of the photodynamic inactivation of Escherichia coli by a tetracationic zinc(II) phthalocyanine derivative

  • Mariana B. Spesia

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal Nro. 3, X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
    • ,
  • Daniel A. Caminos

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal Nro. 3, X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
    • ,
  • Patricia Pons

      Affiliations

    • Centro de Microscopía Electrónica, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
    • ,
  • Edgardo N. Durantini, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal Nro. 3, X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +54 358 4676157; fax: +54 358 4676233.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2009.01.003

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 52-61 , March 2009

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