Control of Legionella species and host amoeba by bis-quaternary ammonium compounds

Biocontrol Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 97-102

  Shirai, A ^a   Maeda, T ^a   Itoh, M ^a   Kawano, G ^a   Kourai, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Amoebicidal activity; Bactericidal activity; Legionella species; Quaternary ammonium compound

Indexed keywords

4,4' (1,6 HEXAMETHYLENEDITHIO)BIS(1 OCTYLPYRIDINIUM IODIDE); ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BRONOPOL; DODECYLPYRIDINIUM IODIDE; LUCIFERASE; N,N' (1,6 HEXAMETHYLENEBIS)(1 DECYL 4 CARBAMOYLPYRIDINIUM BROMIDE); QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL COUNT; DRUG STRUCTURE; HOST; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TROPHOZOITE;

EID: 0033776828     PISSN: 13424815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4265/bio.5.97     Document Type: Article

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