Polyethyleneimine is an effective permeabilizer of Gram-negative bacteria

Microbiology

Volumn 143, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3193-3199

  Helander, Ilkka M ^a   Alakomi, Hanna Leena ^a   Latva Kala, Kyösti ^a   Koski, Pertti ^b  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Gram negative bacteria; Lipopolysaccharide; Outer membrane; Polyethyleneimine

Indexed keywords

AMINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; DETERGENT; EDETIC ACID; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDATE SODIUM; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; NAPHTHYL GROUP; NOVOBIOCIN; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; RIFAMPICIN; TRITON X 100;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0030817274     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-143-10-3193     Document Type: Article

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