Inactivation of penicillin-induced staphylococcal L-forms by human serum high density lipoprotein

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 113-117

  Shimokawa, Osamu ^a   Nakayama, Hiroaki ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bactericidal effect; High density lipoprotein; Human serum; L form; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL WALL; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS, HDL; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PENICILLINS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031278171     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00411-4     Document Type: Article

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