Effect on cell surface hydrophobicity and susceptibility of Helicobacter pylori to medicinal plant extracts

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-45

  Annuk, Heidi ^a   Hirmo, Siiri ^b   Türi, Endel ^a   Mikelsaar, Marika ^a   Arak, Elmar ^a   Wadström, Torkel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Cell aggregation; Cell surface hydrophobicity; Helicobacter pylori; Medicinal plant

Indexed keywords

CHAMOMILE; PLANT EXTRACT; TANNIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA URSI; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BALTIC STATES; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; HYDROLYZABLE TANNINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0033065747     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(99)00002-6     Document Type: Article

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