Rapid assessment of antibiotic effects on Escherichia coli by bis-(1,3- dibutylbarbituric acid) trimethine oxonol and flow cytometry

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2001-2005

  Jepras, R I ^a   Paul, F E ^a   Pearson, S C ^a   Wilkinson, M J ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; REAGENT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030772067     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.41.9.2001     Document Type: Article

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