Disorganization of cell division of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by a component of tea (Camellia sinensis): A study by electron microscopy

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 463-469

  Hamilton Miller, J M T ^a   Shah, S ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Camellia sinensis; Cell wall; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; PBP; Tea

Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA SINENSIS EXTRACT; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEA; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032989614     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(99)00273-6     Document Type: Article

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