Antibacterial spectrum of lactoferricin B, a potent bactericidal peptide derived from the N‐terminal region of bovine lactoferrin

Journal of Applied Bacteriology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1992, Pages 472-479

  Bellamy, W ^a   Takase, M ^a   Wakabayashi, H ^a   Kawase, K ^a   Tomita, M ^a  

^a MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LACTOFERRICIN B; LACTOFERRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; LACTOFERRIN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; BOVINAE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; ENTERITIDIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LACTOBACILLUS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0026475489     PISSN: 00218847     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1992.tb05007.x     Document Type: Article

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