Involvement of superoxide dismutase and pyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase in mechanisms of metronidazole resistance in Entamoeba histolytica

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 833-840

  Samarawickrema, Nirma A ^a   Brown, David M ^a   Upcroft, Jacqueline A ^a,c   Thammapalerd, Nitaya ^b   Upcroft, Peter ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; PYRUVATE SYNTHASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; KETONE OXIDOREDUCTASES; METRONIDAZOLE; PYRUVATE SYNTHASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0031465651     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/40.6.833     Document Type: Article

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