Differential release of lipoteichoic and teichoic acids from streptococcus pneumoniae as a result of exposure to β-lactam antibiotics, rifamycins, trovafloxacin, and quinupristin-dalfopristin

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 277-281

  Stuertz, K ^a   Schmidt, H ^a   Eiffert, H ^a   Schwartz, P ^a   Mader M ^a   Nau, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; DALFOPRISTIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; LIPOTEICHOIC ACID; MEROPENEM; QUINUPRISTIN; RIFABUTIN; RIFAMPICIN; RIFAMYCIN DERIVATIVE; TEICHOIC ACID; TROVAFLOXACIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOLYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUOROQUINOLONES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NAPHTHYRIDINES; RIFAMYCINS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TEICHOIC ACIDS; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

EID: 0031916112     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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