Glycerol monolaurate inhibits induction of vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus faecalis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 182-185

  Ruzin, Alexey ^a   Novick, Richard P ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GLYCEROL DODECYL ETHER; LAURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; SURFACTANT; VANCOMYCIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031963079     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.1.182-185.1998     Document Type: Article

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