In-vitro effects of sub-inhibitory concentrations of gentamicin on Pseudomonas aeruginosa alginate production

Pharmacy and Pharmacology Communications

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 489-491

  Behzadiyan Nejad, Qorban ^a   Souri, Effat ^b   Owlia, Parviz ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; GENTAMICIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0031791506     PISSN: 14608081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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