Spectrum and antimicrobial activity of Alexomycin (PNU-82, 127), a peptide compound projected for use in animal health

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 181-186

  Marshall, Steven A ^a   Jones, Ronald N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALEXOMYCIN; AMPICILLIN; AVOPARCIN; CEFTIOFUR; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FOOD ADDITIVE; PENICILLIN G; PNU 82127; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STREPTOGRAMIN; TEICOPLANIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC;

EID: 0032999732     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(98)00073-X     Document Type: Article

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