Endogenous porphyrin production in bacteria by δ-aminolaevulinic acid and subsequent bacterial photoeradication

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 269-277

  Nitzan, Y ^a   Kauffman, M ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

aminolaevulinic acid; Escherichia coli; Photoinactivation; Porpyrins; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; COPROPORPHYRIN; PORPHYRIN; PROTOPORPHYRIN; UROPORPHYRIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DOSE RESPONSE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTER; NONHUMAN; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PORPHYRIN METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0033373096     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101030050094     Document Type: Article

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