Antibacterial action of structurally diverse cationic peptides on gram- positive bacteria

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2086-2092

  Friedrich, Carol L ^a   Moyles, Dianne ^b   Beveridge, Terry J ^b   Hancock, Robert E W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTENECIN; CYANINE DYE; PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; CELL MEMBRANE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC;

EID: 0033915369     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.44.8.2086-2092.2000     Document Type: Article

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