In vitro activity of antimicrobial agents against the endosymbiont Wolbachia pipientis

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 659-663

  Hermans, P G ^a   Hart, C A ^b   Trees, A J ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Liverpool Sch of Tropical Medicine ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; INSECTICIDE; IVERMECTIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGY; CELL LINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG TARGETING; FILARIASIS; IN VITRO STUDY; INSECT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; RICKETTSIA; SYMBIOSIS; TROPICS; WOLBACHIA; WOLBACHIA PIPIENTIS; WORM EXPULSION;

EID: 0035014219     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/47.5.659     Document Type: Article

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