Inhibitory activity of Paenibacillus polymyxa SCE2 against human pathogenic micro-organisms

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 423-427

  Seldin, L ^a   Silva De Azevedo, F ^b   Alviano, D S ^b   Alviano, C S ^b   De Freire Bastos, M C ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHROMOSOMES;

ANTIMICROBIAL SUBSTANCE; DELIVERY VECTOR; GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION; IN-VITRO; INHIBITORY ACTIVITY; MICROCOCCUS SP; PAENIBACILLUS POLYMYXA; PATHOGENIC BACTERIAL STRAIN; PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ENDONUCLEASE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; MICROCOCCUS; PAENIBACILLUS POLYMYXA; PLASMID; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS SP.; PAENIBACILLUS POLYMYXA; POLYMYXA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0033003341     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00563.x     Document Type: Article

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