Bactericidal activity of nitrofurans against growing and dormant Mycobacterium bovis BCG

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 917-919

  Murugasu Oei, B ^a   Dick, T ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; BCG VACCINE; FURALTADONE; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; METRONIDAZOLE; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; NITROFURAL; NITROFURAN DERIVATIVE; NITROFURANTOIN; NITROIMIDAZOLE; OXYGEN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SELECTIVITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS;

EID: 0034531320     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/46.6.917     Document Type: Article

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