Antibacterial activity of crotalid venoms against oral snake flora and other clinical bacteria

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 195-198

  Talan, David A ^a   Citron, Diane M ^a   Overturf, Gary D ^a   Singer, Bret ^a   Froman, Philip ^a   Goldstein, Ellie J C ^a  

^a R M ALDEN RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CITROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SNAKEBITE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ANIMAL; BACTERIA; CROTALID VENOMS; HUMAN; MOUTH; SNAKES;

EID: 0026056232     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/164.1.195     Document Type: Article

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