Influence of macrolides on mucoid alginate biosynthetic enzyme from Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 432-439

  Nagino, Kenji ^a   Kobayashi, Hiroynki ^a  

^a KYORIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alginate; Biofilm; Macrolide; Mucoid; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; AZITHROMYCIN; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CP 4305; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; MIDECAMYCIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0030817531     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1997.tb00279.x     Document Type: Article

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