Use of specific sugars to inhibit bacterial adherence to equine endometrium in vitro

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 446-449

  King, Sheryl S ^a   Young, Deena A ^a   Nequin, Lynn G ^b   Carnevale, Elaine M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI SUBSP. ZOOEPIDEMICUS;

GALACTOSE; HEXOSAMINE; MANNOSE; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HORSE; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; ENDOMETRIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GALACTOSE; HEXOSAMINES; HORSES; MANNOSE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0034168999     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2000.61.446     Document Type: Article

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