Dated: Nov 01, 2016
Publication Name: Southern California Conferences for Undergraduate Research
Citations : Effect of Caffeine on Biofilm Formation and Capsule Size on Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Caffeine is a stimulant naturally found in coffee beans and is consumed daily by millions of people. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is a gram-negative opportunistic microbe known to be the main cause for pneumonia in cystic fibrosis and is observed in many hospital-acquired infections.
Contributors: Byron Trinh, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona, Cynde Mai, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona, John K. Chan Dr., California State Polytechnic University - Pomona