The Virulence of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Differing by Siderophore Production

Acta Microbiologica Polonica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 185-194

  Rózalska, Barbara ^a   Lisiecki, Paweł ^b   Sadowska, Beata ^a   Mikucki, Jerzy ^b   Rudnicka, Wiesława ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIDEROPHORE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE MODEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL; PATHOGENICITY; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PHAGOCYTOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NEUTROPHILS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SIDEROPHORES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0031986578     PISSN: 01371320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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