Staphylococcal strains involved in bovine mastitis are inhibited by Staphylococcus aureus antimicrobial peptides

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 287-291

  De Oliveira, S S ^a   Abrantes, J ^a   Cardoso, M ^b   Sordelli, D ^c   Bastos, M C F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DISEASES; MAMMALS; STRAIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDE; BACTERIOCINS; COMBINED ACTIONS; INHIBITORY ACTIVITY; PATHOGENICS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL STRAINS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEST ORGANISMS;

PEPTIDES;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIOCIN;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MASTITIS; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031768478     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1998.00431.x     Document Type: Article

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