Antibacterial activity of synthetic dermaseptins against growing and non-growing Escherichia coli cultures

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 87-90

  Jouenne, T ^a   Mor, A ^b   Bonato, H ^a   Junter, G A ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERMASEPTIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN;

ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG POTENCY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH RATE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

AMPHIBIAN PROTEINS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; CELL DIVISION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PEPTIDES;

EID: 0031847502     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/42.1.87     Document Type: Article

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