Effect of medium composition, agitation and the presence of EDTA on the antimicrobial activity of cryptolepine

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 207-211

  Sawer, I K ^a   Berry, M I ^a   Ford, J L ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; NUTRIENTS;

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; E. COLI; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MEDIA COMPOSITION; MINIMUM BACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATIONS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MUELLER; TEST ORGANISMS; TRYPTONE;

YEAST;

CRYPTOLEPINE; EDETIC ACID;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIA; CRYPTOLEPINE; YEAST;

AGITATION; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH INHIBITION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030846726     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00206.x     Document Type: Article

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