Metronidazole resistance and microaerophily in Campylobacter species

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 170, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 279-284

  Smith, Mark A ^a   Jorgensen, Margaret A ^a   Mendz, George L ^a   Hazell, Stuart L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; Metronidazole resistance; Microaerophily NAD(D)H oxidase

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AEROBIOSIS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAMPYLOBACTER; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; METRONIDAZOLE; NADPH OXIDASE; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031716059     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002030050643     Document Type: Article

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