Susceptibilities of Bordetella pertussis strains to antimicrobial peptides

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1041-1043

  Fernandez, Rachel C ^a   Weiss, Alison A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CECROPIN; DEFENSIN; MASTOPARAN; MELITTIN; PROTAMINE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS; CELL DEATH; DRUG SENSITIVITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NOTE; PERTUSSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029981510     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.40.4.1041     Document Type: Note

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