Tetracycline inhibits development of the infective-stage larvae of filarial nematodes in vitro

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 265-270

  Smith, Heidi L ^a   Rajan, T V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brugia malayi; Dirofilaria immitis; L3 molting; Rhodotorula minuta; Serum free culture; Tetracycline; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; LARVICIDAL AGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; BRUGIA PAHANGI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FILARIASIS; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WOLBACHIA;

ANIMALIA; BRUGIA MALAYI; BRUGIA PAHANGI; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FILARIA; NEMATODA; RHODOTORULA MINUTA; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 0033814761     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.2000.4525     Document Type: Article

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