The antimicrobial agent melittin exhibits powerful in vitro inhibitory effects on the Lyme disease spirochete

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Lubke, Lori L ^a   Garon, Claude F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; MELITTIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROCHETE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0030741617     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516165     Document Type: Conference Paper

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